Streatham:Journal

Title:

Streatham:Journal

Date:

1703/1707

Description:

Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Streathamfrom England to Mocha and back (Captain Roger Myers), 1703-07 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated). The Streathamdeparted from the Downs on 16 April 1703 and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations: 31 May 1704, St Jago [São Tiago]; 9 August 1703, Cape Bona Esperance [Cape of Good Hope]; 9 October 1703, Bettavia [Batavia, i.e. Jakarta]; 14 January 1704, Mallaca [Malacca]; 10 February 1704, Maderass [Madras, i.e. Chennai]; 31 May 1704, Acheen [Aceh, also written in the journal as Atcheen]; 28 June 1704, Malaca; 18 July 1704, Pullo Condore [Côn Sơn]; 24 August 1704, Whampoa [Pazhou]; 8 January 1705, Malacca; 20 February 1705, Anjengo [Anchuthengu]; 3 March 1705, Callicut [Kozhikode]; 24 May 1705, Musscat [Muscat]; 9 June 1705, Gumberoon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; 24 November 1705, Surat; 31 December, Carwar [Karwar]; 17 January 1706, Tellechery [Thalassery]; 19 January 1706, Callicut; 23 June 1706, Cape; 3 August, St Hellena [St Helena]; 12 November, Cork; 14 February 1707, Milford Haven; 7 March 1707, Erith.The Journal consists of daily entries covering navigational information, winds, weather, contact with other East India Company ships and English men-of-war, sightings of other vessels, deaths of crew members, commodities carried, and general remarks.The entries are double-dated, providing the dates in both Julian and Gregorian calendars.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 110; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 90-109, which have not been digitised.Due to mould damage the volume is difficult to read.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Ships logs
Weather
Trade (practice)
Marine navigation
Streatham

Geographic region:

Carwar
St Hellena
Gumberoon

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000001513.0x00002a_ar
81055/vdc_100000001513.0x00002a_en
IOR/L/MAR/B/311A
IOR/L/MAR/B/311A

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