Walpole: Journal, William Fearne, Second Mate

Title:

Walpole: Journal, William Fearne, Second Mate

Date:

1730/1733

Description:

Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Walpolefrom Table Bay towards Bengall [Bengal], 1730-33, (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated). The ship departed from Table Bay in March 1731 and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations: 20 May 1731, Madras; 22 July 1731, Fort William [Calcutta, i.e. Kolkata]; 15 February 1731/2, Cochin [Kochi]; 23 March 1731/2, Mocha; 8 April 1732, Judda [Jeddah]; 14 July 1732, Mocha; towards Madras; 26 August 1732, Madras; towards Bengall; Fort William; 2 January 1732/3, Madras.At the front of the journal (folio 4) is the inscription: 'This is my original Jurnal of the Ship Walpole. Received 13 September 1733.'Folios 5-7 consists of daily entries in two columns. The first column contains the date and some navigational data, the second contains remarks on the wind, weather, courses, distances covered, sightings of other ships, and sightings of land. Some more general remarks are sometimes given.The log book (ff 8-116) contains daily entries in seven columns: latitude/distance from port, H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], C [Courses], W [Winds], [Date and Remarks]; when the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only.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 141; 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 118-140, which have not been digitised. The file contains one foliation anomaly, missing folio 77.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Marine navigation
Trade (practice)
Weather
Ships logs
Walpole

Geographic region:

Judda
Bombay
Mocha

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000001513.0x0001ac_ar
81055/vdc_100000001513.0x0001ac_en
IOR/L/MAR/B/293B
IOR/L/MAR/B/293B

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