Language: English / Digitised Content Platform: Qatar Digital Library - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/B/713A
Title:: Josiah: Journal
Scope & Content:: Journal of the East India Company ship Josiah. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Bombay [Mumbai] between 9 January and 8 December 1704 (Captain Randall Pye). The journal contains daily entries in two different formats. Firstly, daily entries written in a journal style (folio...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 9 Jan 1703-8 Dec 1704
Extent:: 1 file (80 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/B/713B
Title:: Abingdon: Journal
Scope & Content:: File containing fragments of two journals for two East India Company ships. The journals are as follows: journal of the Abingdon (folios 82-89), Captain John Goodfellow and Robert Pye, Chief Mate; journal of the Josiah (folios 90-137), Captain Randall Pye and Robert Pye, Chief Mate. The Abingdon...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 20 Nov 1704-22 Apr 1706
Extent:: 1 file (66 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/B/716A
Title:: Donegal: Journal
Scope & Content:: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Donegal (referred to throughout as 'Donegall') from England to Bengal and Mocha, and back (Captain Henry Cliff), 1708-11 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): set off in convoy from the Downs, 9 April 1708; left St Hellens ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 15 Nov 1707-9 Aug 1711
Extent:: 1 volume (105 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/B/736A
Title:: Journals on Sampson (10 Apr 1784-10 Aug 1787, Abraham Munott), Alexander (1789), Prince of Orange (1790) and Ossory (Fragment of log, 15 May 1792-20 May 1792)
Scope & Content:: This volume includes journals on Sampson (10 April 1784-10 August 1787, Abraham Munott), Alexander (1789), Prince of Orange (1790) and Ossory (fragment of log, 15 May 1792-20 May 1792). Daily entries for when the ship was at sail consist of tables recording the following: hours (H), courses, kn...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1784-1792
Extent:: 1 volume (44 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/B/752A
Title:: Arabia Merchant: Journal
Scope & Content:: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Arabia Merchant (written as Arabia Marchant in the volume) from England to Mocho [Mocha] and Bombay [Mumbai], 1704-1707. The ship left England on 12 December 1704 and the journal covers its visits to the following places (dates are those of ar...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 26 Aug 1704-30 Apr 1707
Extent:: 1 volume (99 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/C/4
Title:: 'MARINE RECORDS. MISCELLANEOUS. 4.'
Scope & Content:: These volumes contain various documents relating to different voyages, mostly East India Company voyages. There is a list of contents of the volumes on folios 4-5 of the first volume, signed by W Foster, presumably William Foster, Registrar and Superintendent of Records at the India Office, da...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English and French
Date Range:: 4 Mar 1606-20 Mar 1896
Extent:: 2 volumes (209 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/C/4, f 155-156
Title:: ‘A draught of the South land lately discovered’ [Tasmania] and Covering Sheet
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1643
Extent:: 1 map and 1 folio

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/C/20
Title:: ‘Loyall Cooks. Acco:ts 1708’
Scope & Content:: This volume contains: Accounts of goods received on board the East India Company ship Loyall Cook [usually written as Loyal Cooke], including East India Company goods, goods for the Captain and members of the crew, goods for the Supercargoes, stores of food and drink for the crew, Carpenter’s st...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 8 Nov 1708-4 Mar 1709
Extent:: 1 volume (19 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/C/73A
Title:: Marine Minutes – Light Ships &c 1864 to 1866 Vol 1
Scope & Content:: The Minutes of the Council of India on miscellaneous marine matters. Correspondence discusses the following topics: Cost of maintenance of light vessel at Little Basses Rocks and light dues collected Stern wheel steamers Subscription to funds of the Strangers' Home for Asiatics Stores and fittin...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1864-1866
Extent:: 1 volume (395 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/L/MAR/C/529
Title:: List of ships in alphabetical order with full physical description, names of builders, places built, and date of launching
Scope & Content:: The volume contains a list of names of ships arranged in alphabetical order, issued by the Master Attendant's Office. Beside the names of ships, the following details have been provided for nearly every ship: decks; thickness of bottom; extreme length; length of keel for tonnage; extreme breadth...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1757-1827
Extent:: 1 volume (41 folios)

Search