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1. Hind: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Hindfrom Surat to Macao, and then back towards Surat (Master William Broadbent), 1644-45 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left Swalow Hole [Suvali, Surat], 26 April 1644; 2 May 1644, Goa; 13 June 1644, Poolagar; 7 August 1644, Mackow [Macao]; 12 August 1644, wintered at the Islands of Don John [Typa Anchorage, Macao], 4 November 1644, Mokow [Macao]; 20 December 1644, Malaca [Malacca]; 5 January 1644 [Old Style]/5 January 1645 [New Style], sighted the island of Nicobar.Parts of earlier covers are preserved on folios 4-5. They include text in various hands. That on folio 4 is inscribed 'Company's Ship Hind', and lists the main places covered by the journal. That on folio 5 is inscribed 'Richard Mathew['s] Journall Begunne Apr [April] 1644'.The journal contains regular entries, dated at the top centre of each page. The left hand margin contains runs of readings of latitude, longitude, and variation, and occasional notes. There are also frequent sketches of coastlines seen from the sea, with settlements and buildings indicated, and descriptive text below.The journal records: navigational information; winds; weather; sea conditions; the provisioning of the ship; and sightings of other vessels.The journal employs Old Style (Julian calendar) dates.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 28; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
2. ‘A Journal For the Ship Royal Captain p Nath. Tanner’
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- 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.
3. Princess Amelia: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship, Princess Amelia, kept by Captain John Misenor. The journal covers the ship's voyage to Batavia [Jakarta], Macoy [Macau], Mocha, and Bombay [Mumbai] (dates are those of arrival): 7 March 1725, Batavia; 11 April 1725, Borneo; 3 August 1725, Amoy [Xiamen]; 28 September 1725, Macoy (Whampoa Anchorage); 3 March 1726, Tellicherry [Thalassery, India]; 21 April 1726, Mocha; 28 August 1726, Bombay; 22 September 1726, Tellicherry; 23 December 1726, Cape Bona Esperance [Cape of Good Hope]; 6 February 1727, St Helena; 3 April 1727, Barbadoes [Barbados] (unplanned due to disrepair of the ship); 2 July 1727, Deptford.At the front of the journal (folio 1) is the inscription: 'This Is my Originall Journall', signed by John Misenor, 25 July 1727.The journal consists of daily entries in seven columns: Month, H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses, Winds, and a final column containing the date, remarks, and some navigational observations. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only. Information provided by these notes include observations of weather and currents, sightings of land or other vessels, employment of the crew, and other miscellaneous remarks.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 1, and terminates at f 113; 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.
4. Stringer: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship Stringer, kept by Captain Isaac Pyke. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Batavia [Jakarta], Moccoa [Macao], Bombay [Mumbai], and Mochoa [Mocha]. The ship called at the following places (dates given are those of arrival): 6 January 1710, Downes [Downs]; 8 January 1710, Stokes Bay; 8 February 1710, Plymouth; 11 March 1710, Plymouth (returned); 1 September 1710, Batavia; 11 July 1711, Moccoa; 1 September 1711, Wampoo [Pazhou]; 20 December 1711, Moccoa; 14 January 1712, Mallacca [Malacca]; 3 March 1712, Anjango [Anchuthengu]; 15 April 1712, Mochoa; 21 September 1712, Bombay; 17 February 1713, Cape; 18 August 1713, Downs.The journal consists of daily entries of two tables of data and some more general remarks. The tables contain navigational data and information on speed (in knots), depth (in fathoms), courses, winds, and weather. The remarks consist of notes on weather, wind, land bearings, ship sightings, courses, ship maintenance, flora and fauna, and other miscellaneous matters. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only or, at times, nothing at all.Pyke divided his journal into two parts, which have subsequently been kept together. The first part (IOR/L/MAR/B/688B) starts 6 January 1710 and ends 18 April 1712 (folios 2-141); the second part (IOR/L/MAR/B/688C) starts 22 August 1712 and ends 18 August 1713 (folios 145-282). Pyke has inscribed and signed the journal in several places (folios 1, 141, and 281). Throughout the journal there are short sections of blank entries.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 289; 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.