Steam Navigation to Internal and External Communications of India, Volume 8
Scope & Content:
Papers and correspondence relating to the journals and diaries of explorations in the area of the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding waters in the context of improving navigation and communications between England and India. A list of contents is given on folio 10: 'Captain Mark Wood's Narrativ...
Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship the Shrewsbury from England to Bombay and Mokha [Mocha] (Captain Benjamin Jones), 1 May 1771-18 June 1773. The Shrewsbury departed from Portsmouth on 1 May 1771, and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations (dates are...
Journal of the East India Company ship, Hector, kept by Captain Stephen Kirwan. The journal covers the ship's voyage to Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] and Bombay [Mumbai] (all dates are those of arrival): 12 February 1751, Gravesend; 14 March 1751, Downs; 7 July 1751, St Augustine Bay, Madagascar; 2...
This volume consists of a journal (log book) recording the second voyage of the East India Company ship Doddington from England to Bombay and Mocha, kept by the Captain Norton Hutchinson. The journal entries are dated 8 January 1752 to 9 June 1754. The journal contains the following inscriptio...
Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Wilmington from England to Bombay and back (Captain Charles Massey), 28 March 1734 to 22 August 1735. The Wilmington departed from the Downs on 28 March 1734, and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations (dates are th...
Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Compton from England to Bombay [Mumbai] (Captain William Mawson). The Compton departed from the Downs on 1 April 1723, and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations (dates are those of arrival): 23 August 1723, Bombay;...
Journal of the voyage of the Hanover from England to Bombay (Captain John Bond), 1722-1724 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): 2 April 1722, Woolwich; 1 April 1722, Downs; 12 August 1722, Madrass [Madras, i.e. Chennai]; 25 October 1722, Callicut [Kozhikode]; 9 November 1722...
Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Susanna from England to Mocha and back (Captain John Edwards), 1718-20. The journal covers the ship's visits to the following places (dates are those of arrival): 13 December 1718, the Downs; 28 May 1719, Johanna [Anjouan]; 28 June 1719, Mocha...
Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Cadogan from England to Suratte [Surat] and Bombay between 17 January 1623 [New Style date 17 January 1624] and 7 April 1726 (Commander John Mill and Will Pricklove). Inscribed: 'No1 An original journal of an intended voyage by Gods permissio...