Volume containing correspondence related to the Euphrates expedition of 1835-36, a survey of the navigability of the Euphrates River as part of a possible overland route between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean. The correspondence covers: the overland journey from Sovedia [Samandağ] to Bir...
'Journal in Ship Nathaniel, Iona Negus Commander, bound for Mocha in the Honourable United East India Companys service, anno 1711'
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Journal of the East India Company ship, Nathaniel, kept by Captain Jonathan Negus. The journal covers the ship's voyage to Mocha and Bombay [Mumbai] (all dates are those of arrival): 12 June 1712, Aden; 7 July 1712, Mocha; 21 September 1712, Bombay; 1 February 1713, Cape; 29 July 1713, Texel; 16...
Journals of the Survey of Captain James Bedford 48th Regnt N.I. on the Burrampooter or Bruhmaputra River, within Assam, in 1824 and 1825.
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Consists of daily journal entries of the passage of Captain James Bedford along the Bruhmaputra River including descriptions of settlements passed, weather conditions and people interviewed.
'Charles 2d.'s Journall. Capt. Jno. Dorrill Comdr. to Surratt & Persia, begun 24th Novr. 1695 ended 28 July 1698'
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Journal of the voyage of the Charles II from 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...
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 [Ol...
'Short observations of the 3d. viage 1607 in the Dragon'
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The volume consists of a summary of the original journal of William Keeling concerning the Third Voyage of the East India Company to India, 1607-10. The summary was probably drawn up by an East India Company scribe in London. The extracts relate to Keeling's service as Captain successively of th...
A Journall of a Voyage intended pr God's permission in the Ship Thistleworth Bound to ye East Indies
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Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Thistleworth from 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...
A Journall Of a Voyage From England To Mocha, In the East Indies. In the Ship Prince Frederick 1727
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Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Prince Frederick from England to Mocha, and back (Captain William Haynes), 21 October 1727-25 March 1730 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left the Downs, 28 November 1727; 18 March 1727 [Old Style]/18 March 1729 [New S...
The journal of a voyage to the East Indies on board the ship York by Captain Peter Lascelles. The journal contains: The ‘List of Officers & Seamen on board the ship York from England to the East Indies 1760’ (ff 2-4) The ‘Names [and] Quality [of] Passengers’ (f 4) The Members of ‘Coll: Moris...