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 of the voyage of the
Discoveryfrom England to Mocha and back, 1700-02 [Captain John Evans]. The
Discoverywas at Mocha from 27 May to 25 August, and at Succatra [Socotra] from 9 to 17 October.The Journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information under the following column headings: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Course, Wind, and general remarks. When the ship is at anchor, or sailing near shore, the entries consist of general remarks.The remarks include sightings of other vessels, contact with other English ships, availability of ports (folio 55), and news of the death of King William III (folio 67).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 68; 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 69-90, which have not been digitised.
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: The Journal records the voyage of the frigate
Chambersfrom England to the Bay of Bengal and Surratt [Surat], and back, 1695-99 (Captain Thomas South), including a voyage from Surat to Mocha and back, in March-September 1698.The Journal consists of daily entries concerning navigation, winds, weather, contact with other vessels, deaths of crewmembers and slaves, commodities, and some 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 96; 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
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: Correspondence concerning notices to mariners including:Position, numbering and colour of beacons and light buoys on approaches to various waterways and ports including the Shatt al-Arab waterway, Ras al Tannura, Bahrain.Replacement of light beacons.Renumbering of jetties at Abadan and Bawarda.Location of wrecks of barges, dhows and ships.Change in anchorage berths.Revised procedure for the noting of marine protests (ff. 185-186).Prohibited anchorage in approaches to Bombay (f. 226).Correspondents include Port Officer, Basrah [Basra]; Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; Political Agent, Bahrain; Californian Arabian Standard Oil Company [CASOC]; Gray, Mackenzie and Company; K S Yusuf bin Ahmad Kanoo.Physical description: This file originally had three foliation sequences: one that ran from 1 to 186; one that began later in the file on 151 and ran until 179; and another that followed the second sequence, running from 131 to 133. In these sequences some of the pages have been paginated, meaning that some numbers in the sequence are missing. The most complete of these foliation sequences, which is the first one, has been extended to provide a complete sequence. It is circled in pencil in the top right corner of the recto of each folio, and runs from 1 to 258, ending on the inside of the back cover of the file. This is the sequence that should be used for referencing. Foliation errors: f.34 is followed by f.34A, f.84 is followed by f.84A, f.98 is followed by f.98A, f.108 is followed by f.108A, f.117 is followed by f.117A, f.171 is followed by f.171A, f.189 is followed by f.189A. There is no f.87, f.158, f.160, or f.162.
Abstract: Volume containing extracts from journals kept by Captain Thomas Best during various voyages between 1612 and 1617.Folios 2-4 cover a voyage aboard the
Hosianderfrom Surat, India, to Achene [Banda Aceh, Indonesia], January 1612 [New Style date 1613]-April 1613.Folios 6-8 contain an account of a voyage aboard the
Lionfrom the Cape of Good Hope to Surat, June-October 1615.Folios 9-10 contain an account of a voyage aboard the
Hosianderfrom Daman, India, to Surat, September 1612.Folios 11-18 contain instructions for sailing from England to Indonesia.Folios 20-53 cover a voyage aboard the
Jamesfrom England to Surat, March 1615 [New Style date 1616]-September 1616, from Surat to Jasquet [Bandar-e Jask, Iran] and back, November 1616-February 1616 [New Style date 1617], and from Surat to Bantam [Banten, Java, Indonesia], March-July 1617.The extracts contain information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other ships, and general observations.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio 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.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: The volume comprises hand written letters, notes, typed correspondence and printed reports relating to the proposed adoption of a distinctive Kuwait flag and certificates of nationality for marine craft belonging to Shaikh Mobarak [Shaikh Mubārak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ] or his subjects. Further discussion surrounds the inscription of 'Koweit' in Roman script as well as Arabic script and the concerns of Shaikh Mobarak over this in the context of strained relations between Persia and Turkey. Shaikh Mobarak requested that Britain guarantee him protection against the Ottomans. The result was the continued use of the Turkish flag with Kuwait inscribed in Arabic letters, to illustrate the Shaikh's 'quasi-independence'. Correspondence discusses the concern of the Ruler of Kuwait over the ability of the British to protect him from the Ottoman Government and the special agreement between the British Government and the Shaikh of Koweit [Kuwait] which imposed certain restrictions on the Shaikh whilst implying a British guarantee of protection of Kuwait's territorial integrity. The correspondence discusses the relative merits of adopting the British flag and the inscription of the Muslim declaration of faith on the flag flown by the Shaikh in front of his palace. Correspondence in 1924 discusses the procedure of flying the flag of Kuwait on HM Ships when receiving a visit from the Shaikh of Kuwait.The principal correspondents in the volume include: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Percy Zachariah Cox; the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department, Sir Louis Dane; the Political Agent at Kuwait, Stuart George Knox, and later James Carmichael More; the Second Assistant to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Viceroy; the Secretary of State for India, John Morley; the HM Ambassador to Constantinople, Nicholas O'Conor; the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Edward Grey; the Naval Commander in Chief, East Indies Station.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 57; 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 between ff 3-42; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to a the sinking of SS
Dahpuin Muscat harbour.Issues discussed include:Claims for compensationThe effect of the wreck of the
Dahpuon anchorage in Muscat harbourAttempt at salvage of the wreck of SS
DahpuThe sinking of the wreck to remove any hazard to shipping.The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Agent, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Commander in Chief, East Indies Station; Secretary to the Government of India, External Affairs Department; the Naval Intelligence Centre, Colombo; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf; and the Sultan of Muscat (Sa‘īd bin Taymūr).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 90; 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
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
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.