'A Journal of a Voyage intended by God's permission from England to the East Indies on board the Walpole, 1726'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'A Journal of a Voyage intended by God's permission from England to the East Indies on board the Walpole, 1726'
- Date:
- 1727/1729
- Description:
- Abstract: Journal (log book) of the voyage of the East India Company ship Walpolefrom England to Bengal (Captain Charles Boddam), January 1727-September 1729.The Walpoledeparted from the Downs on 7 March 1727, and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations (dates are those of arrival): 6 April 1727, St Jago [Santiago, Cape Verde]; 4 August 1727, Madrass [Madras, i.e. Chennai]; 16 September 1727, Balasore; 26 September 1727, Rogues River; 6 October 1727, Calcutta [Kolkata]; 27 December 1727, Ingeley [Hijili Flat]; 26 January 1727/28, Anjango [Anchuthengu]; 3 February 1727/28, Tellicherry [Thalassery]; 2 March 1727/28, Socatra [Socotra] ; 15 March 1727/28, Mocha; 10 August 1728, Madrass; 3 October 1728, Calcutta; 17 January 1728/29, Ingeley [Hijili Flat]; 31 May 1729, St Helena; 31 August 1729, Erith.The entries are double-dated, providing the dates in both Julian and Gregorian calendars.The log book contains daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], C [Courses], W [Winds], and [Remarks]; with six days recorded on each side of a folio.The log also records the ship visiting Socatra (folio 24) and Ceylon [Sri Lanka]. On the ship's return the log book (folios 47 and 48) records the ship reaching Dunnose, Beachy Head, Dover and Erith on the English mainland as the Walpolereturned to Deptford.The journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other East India Company ships and English men-of-war, deaths of crewmembers, and general observations.Folio 5 records the Walpolemeeting the ships Preston, Chatham, Monmouthand RoseGally, East India Company men-of-war as well as the East India Company ships the Mountague(Captain Gordon); Bridgewater(Captain Edward Williamson) and Lathulire(Captain Shephard).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 53; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Ships logs
Weather
Trade (practice)
Marine navigation
Walpole - Geographic region:
- Anjango
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000001513.0x0001ab_ar
81055/vdc_100000001513.0x0001ab_en
IOR/L/MAR/B/293A
IOR/L/MAR/B/293A