‘Aden. Wreck of the Ship “Mary Florence” off Cape Guardafui – Vol: 1’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Aden. Wreck of the Ship “Mary Florence” off Cape Guardafui – Vol: 1’
- Date:
- 1850/1850
- Description:
- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Christopher Short; and Archibald Spens, Senior Magistrate of Police, Bombay. It is the first in a series of three items on the wreck of the Mary Florence.The item concerns the wreck of the Mary Florenceoff Cape Guardafui [Ras Asir] on 3 June 1850. The item contains descriptions of the wreck by Captain Short, who was commanding the vessel, and who attributes it to a lack of accuracy in his charts. Short also describes how his wife, two mates, and four other crew members were left behind at the Cape when the rope connecting the wreck to the shore broke or was cut. He claims this was a deliberate act by the local inhabitants who plundered the stores the crew had salvaged and left on shore.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 91 of 1851’ and ‘Collection No 10 in 3 volumes’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 308, and terminates at f 324, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Shipwrecks
- Geographic region:
- Cape Guardafui
Socotra - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100122055244.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100122055244.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2391/128019
IOR/F/4/2391/128019