Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the
Maryfrom England to Surrat [Surat] (Captain Christopher Lyell), 1702-06: 22 August 1702, leaves Spithead; 16 January 1703, Cape Bona Esprance [Cape of Good Hope]; 4 May 1703, Point de Galle; 17 January 1704, Cochin [Kochi]; 16 February 1704, Carwar [Karwar]; 5 March 1704, Bombay; 20 March 1704, Surat; 31 May 1704, Point de Galle; 1 November 1704, Bombay; 5 January 1705, Gambroon [Bandar Abbas]; 12 April 1705, Bombay; 17 April 1705, Surat; 4 November 1705, Bombay; 12 December 1705, Cochin; 27 February 1706, Cape of Good Hope; 15 July 1706, the Texell [Texel]; 17 August 1706, The Nore. The
Marywas at Bandar Abbas from 5 January to 28 March 1705.The first page of the Journal is headed: 'A Journal of my intended voyge [sic] by God's Permission in the good Ship MARY from ENGLAND towards SURRAT in the EAST INDIES: August the 14th: 1702' (folio 1).The Journal contains daily entries recording navigational information, winds, weather, and sightings of other ships.The record is part of a volume containing three separate log books:
Mary: Journal, 1702-06 (IOR/L/MAR/B/261A(1));
Mary: Journal, 1711-13 (IOR/L/MAR/B/261A(2)); and
Mary: Journal, 1717-19 (IOR/L/MAR/B/261B).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 72; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which every 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.
Abstract: Journal (compiled by Samuel Goodman) of the voyage of the
Martha, from England to Bombay (Captain Thomas Raynes [Raines]), 1700-02. The
Marthawas at Gombroon (variously spelled) [Bandar Abbas] from 10 July to 27 September 1701.Inscribed within volume: 'Jurnell in ye Shipp Martha By mee Samel. Goodman 1700.' (folio 1).The Journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information, winds, weather, commodities carried, and general remarks.There are also numerous rough sketches of stretches of coastline, including one depicting 'Gommeroone Mountaine' on folio 112.The entry for 27 October 1700 includes a description and sketch of a 'sea duck' (folio 43).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 140; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the
Charles IIfrom England to Surratt [Surat] and Persia, and back, 1695-98 (Captain John Dorrill). The ship visited Gombroon [Bandar Abbas] three times, and Muscat twice, between 28 March and 16 October 1697.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 crewmembers, commodities carried, and general remarks.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 103; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the
Loyal Bliss(also spelled
Loyall Bless) from England to Bombay and back [Captain Robert Hudson], 1700-04, including a voyage from Surratt [Surat] to Persia in 1702. The
Loyal Blisswas at Gombroone [Bandar Abbas] from 29 June to 9 October 1702.The Journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information (entered under the column headings H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Co. [Course], Wind), weather, news of war with the French (folio 66), and general remarks.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 133; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the
Nassaufrom England to Persia, Bombay, and Suratt [Surat], and back (Captain John Lloyd), 1694-1696. The
Nassauwas at Gombroon [Bandar Abbas] from 30 January to 11 February 1695.The volume is inscribed with the single word 'John' on folio 4.The Journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information, winds, weather, contact with English ships, sightings of other vessels, commodities carried (especially when the ship was lying at Gombroon, folios 45-48), deaths of crewmembers, and general remarks.The Journal employs astrological symbols to indicate the days of the week.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 74; 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 75-93, which have not been digitised.
Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship
Phoenix(spelled 'Phenix' throughout the record) from England to Borneo, and back (Captain John Carswell), 10 December 1704-17 September 1708 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left the Downes [Downs], 5 January 1704 [Old Style]/5 January 1705 [New Style]; 7 May 1795, Cape of Good Hope; 25 June 1705, Johana [Anjouan]; 29 July 1705, Gomorun [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; 7 December 1705, Batavia [Jakarta]; 19 January 1705 [Old Style]/19 January 1706 [New Style], Banjare [Banjarmasin]; 28 April 1706, Tonborneo [Tomborneo]; 15 August 1706, Banjarmasin; 1 January 1706 [Old Style]/1 January 1707 [New Style], Madura [Madura Island, Indonesia]; 11 April 1707, Batavia; 26 October 1707, Cape of Good Hope; 24 December 1707, St Hellena [Saint Helena]; 14 April 1708, Lisbone [Lisbon]; 12 September 1708, St Helens [Portsmouth].The ship was at Bandar Abbas from 29 July to 30 August 1705; at Banjarmasin and Tomborneo from 19 January 1705/6 to 3 December 1706; at Madura from 1 January 1706/7 to 4 April 1707; and at Batavia from 11 April to 26 July 1707.Inscribed: 'This is my Original Journall the Phenix, Jno. Carswell' (folio 1).Marked: 'Recd [Received] y. 2. Novemb. [2 November] 1708' (folio 1).The journal records: navigational information (including runs of latitude readings in the left hand margin); weather; sea conditions; references to the ships with which the
Phoenixsailed in convoy; the provisioning and maintenance of the ship; sightings of seabirds; cargoes carried (especially cloth at Bandar-e ʻAbbās, and bricks, pepper, and tea on Borneo); sightings of other (particularly Dutch) vessels; and reports of the deaths of crew members from disease.Also included are a brief description of the island of Anjouan (folio 25); an account of a clash with local people at Madura, which resulted in the apparent murder of a number of members of the ship's crew (folios 71-72); references to the destruction of the Company's factory at Banjarmasin in 1707 (folio 80); and sketches of coastline, including Java, Madura, and Crocatore [Krakatoa] (folio 129).The journal also includes a note (folio 5a) dated January [circa 1740?] referring to another ship named 'Phenix' [
Phoenix], Master, David Arthur, bound to Barbadoes [Barbados] with a cargo of slaves. The note lists a number of contemporary events.The journal is double-dated where applicable, giving both Old Style (Julian calendar) and New Style (Gregorian calendar) dates.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 133; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: A journal (log book) of the first voyage of the East India Company ship
Royal Captain, recorded by the Captain Nathaniel Tanner. The journal entries are dated 17 February 1761 to 19 August 1763.The journal is inscribed: ‘A Journal For the Ship Royal Captain p[per] Nath.[anie]l Tanner’, ‘This is my orrig.[ina]l Jornial and my Hand Writing – Nath[anie].l Tanner’, ‘Witness Tho[mas] Reading’.The entries record the ship anchoring at places including: Cochin [Kochi] (12 to 14 December 1761); Bombay (2 January to 24 February 1762); Muscatt [Muscat] (19 to 23 March 1762); Gombaroon [Bandar Abbas] (29 March to 14 April 1762); Muscatt (20 to 23 April 1762); Bombay (5 May to 5 June 1762); Trincomalay [Trincomalee] (19 June to 1 July 1762); Madrass [Madras] (3 July to 5 August 1762); Macao [Macau] and Wampo [Pazhou] (29 October 1762 to 10 January 1763); Pulo Auro [Pulau Aur or Aur Island] (21 to 25 January 1763); St Helena (12 to 22 April 1763); Spithead (29 June to 4 July 1763); and Dover (4 to 13 July 1763). The ship arrived at Deptford on 23 July 1763.Daily entries for when the ship was in port and at anchor record: wind and other weather conditions; goods and provisions received on board the ship; goods unloaded from the ship and taken ashore; actions performed by the crew; the arrival and departure of other ships; members of the crew receiving corporal punishment; and deaths of members of the crew.Daily entries for when the ship was at sail consist of tables recording the following: hours (H), courses, knots (K), fathoms (F), other navigational measurements, and comments. The comments mostly relate to the following: wind and other weather conditions; sightings of land; sightings of, and interactions with, other ships; actions performed by the crew; and the course of the ship.The journal is part of a volume containing three separate log books: ‘A Journal For the Ship Royal Captain p Nath.l Tanner’ (IOR/L/MAR/B/556A);
Royal Captain: Journal (IOR/L/MAR/B/556B); and
Royal Captain: Journal (IOR/L/MAR/B/556C).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 1, and terminates at 174; 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.
Abstract: Journal (compiled by John Carswell [Chief Mate]) of the voyage of the
Phoenixfrom England to Fort St George at Madras, Bangall [Bengal], and Persia, and back (Captain Thomas Lambert), 1700-03. The
Phoenixwas at Gomorun [Bandar Abbas] from 25 April to 30 May 1702.The Journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information, winds, weather, contact with other English ships, sightings of other vessels, commodities carried, and general remarks.The Journal includes a pencil sketch of the Bay of St Jago [Santiago, Cape Verde], showing the fort and town, and the island of Fogo to the west, on folios 1-2.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 180; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading flyleaf. The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 94-180, which have not been digitised.
Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ships the
Hartand the
Mary, kept by ship's mate Edward Austin. The journal covers the
Hart's voyage from England to Surrat [Surat] and Gumaroone [Bandar-e ʻAbbās], and the
Mary's voyage from Surat to Bantam and England (all dates are those of arrival): 10 July 1627, Cape [of Good Hope]; 10 September 1627, Mohelia [Moheli, Comoros]; 30 November 1627, Surrat; 6 January 1628, Gumaroone; 25 February 1628, Surat; 27 May 1628, Mauricius [Mauritius]; 6 July 1628, St Augustin Bay, Madagascar; 22 July 1628, Mozambique; 4 August 1628, Johanna [Anjouan, Comoros]; 4 October 1628, Surat. At this point Edward Austin appears to board the
Mary, whose voyage continued from Surat as follows: 25 December 1628, Bantam; 7 August 1629, Cape Verde; 12 October 1629, Silly [Isles of Scilly]; 28 November 1629, Downes [Downs]; 13 December 1629, Erith.The journal consists of daily entries in three columns. The first column contains navigational data and the occasional remark on landings. The second column contains the day of the month. The third column contains further navigational data and notes on land bearings, courses, wind, and weather.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 76; 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 51-74, which have not been digitised.Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: The journal of the ship
Wyndhamby Captain Richard Shuter. The journal contains:The list of men's names shipped on board the
Wyndham, with passengers and soldiers (ff 2-3)The goods on board belonging to the Honourable East India Company (f 4)The entries made during the ship's voyage from Deptford (?) to Margate (9 March 1736), Ilhas Desertas [Desertas Islands] (9 April 1736), Praia (22 April 1736), Joanna [Anjouan] (11 July 1736) and Bombay [Mumbai] (18 August 1736)The entries made during the voyage from Bombay to Surat (5 October 1736) and Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] (21 November 1736)The entries made during the voyage from Gombroon to Bombay (6 January 1736/37)The entries made during the return voyage from Bombay to Tellicherry [Thalassery] (29 January 1736/37), Cochin [Kochi] (8 February 1736/37), St Helena (23 May 1737), Ascension (25 June 1737) and the Downs (7 August 1737).The entries made during the above-mentioned voyages extend from 5 January 1736 to 12 September 1737. The entries are double-dated and include the dates in both Julian and Gregorian calendars.The journal contains daily entries in eight columns: Week Days, Month Days, Winds, Courses, Distance, Latitude, Longitude, and Bearings of Headlands and Variations. The entries consist of remarks only when the ship is at anchor. The journal provides navigational information, notes of sightings of other vessels, and other observations made during the course of the voyages. The journal also records a meeting between Captain Shuter and the 'kings' of Anjouan and Majotta [Sultan Salim I bin Abu Bakr of Anjouan, who reigned c 1711-c 1743, and Sultan Salim I bin Mwé Fani of Mayotte, who reigned 1727-1752], while at anchor off Anjouan on 14 July 1736.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 1, and terminates at 53; 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.
Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship
Thistleworthfrom England to Bombay [Mumbai, India], March-September 1714, from Bombay to Surat, India, November 1714, from Surat to Gombroon [Bandar Abbas, Iran], February-March 1714 [New Style date 1715], from Gombroon to Bombay, March-April 1715, and from Bombay to England, October 1715-May 1716 (Captain Daniel Small).The journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other ships, deaths of crewmembers, and general observations.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 138; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship
Bouveriefrom Gomaroone [Gombroon, Bandar Abbas] towards Great Britain (Captain Thomas Wotton), 29 June 1719-16 August 1720 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left Bandar Abbas, 29 June 1719; 16 August 1719, Madarass [Madras]; 25 September 1719, Ballasore [Balasore]; 14 October 1719, Fort William [Calcutta]; 24 December 1719, Coxes [Cox's Bazar]; 11 May 1720, St Hellena [St Helena].Inscribed: 'This is my Origional [original] Journall, Thos. Wotton' (folio 1).Marked: 'Recd. 7ber y. 29th. 1720 [Received, 29 September 1720]' (folio 1).The journal contains daily entries in seven columns: [navigational information (latitude by account and observation, meridional distance from a fixed point, difference of longitude, and variation)]; H [Hour]; K [Knots]; F [Fathoms]; Courses; Winds; and [date and remarks]. When the ship is at anchor, entries consist of remarks only.The journal records: navigational information; weather; the maintenance of the ship; details of the other ships with which the
Bouveriesailed in convoy; contact with other British ships; sightings of other vessels; commodities carried; sightings of sea birds and marine animals; and general remarks.A report of news from the British Isles: folio 73.The journal is double-dated where necessary, giving both Old and New Style dates.The record is part of a volume containing two separate log books:
Bouverie: Journal, Chief Mate Thomas Meacham, 1713-16 (IOR/L/MAR/B/692B), and 'A Journal of a Voyage Intended by Gods Permission From Gomaroone in Persia To the River of Thames in Great Brittaine in the Good Ship Bouverie.', 1719-20 (IOR/L/MAR/B/692C).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 80; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which every 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.