'A Journal of a Voyage Intended by Gods Permission From Gomaroone in Persia To the River of Thames in Great Brittaine in the Good Ship Bouverie.'
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Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Bouverie from Gomaroone [Gombroon, Bandar Abbas] towards Great Britain (Captain Thomas Wotton), 29 June 1719-16 August 1720 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left Bandar Abbas, 29 June 1719; 16 August 1719, Madarass [Ma...
'A Journall kept by me Edward Austin mate of the Hart from England to Surrat'
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Journal of the East India Company ships the Hart and the Mary, kept by ship's mate Edward Austin. The journal covers the Hart's voyage from England to Surrat [Surat] and Gumaroone [Bandar-e ʻAbbās], and the Mary's voyage from Surat to Bantam and England (all dates are those of arrival): 10 July ...
'Journal of Ship Princess Louisa Bound to Mocha Anno Domini 1733'
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This volume consists of a journal recording the voyage of the East India Company ship Princess Louisa, from England to Mocha and Bombay, and back to England. The entries are dated 29 August 1733 to 26 April 1735. The Captain of the ship was Richard Pinnell. The entries start from 29 August 173...
Lieut S. Hunter's Narrative of his Overland Journey in 1792 with Dispatches and documents connected with his Expences
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A narrative of the particulars of the journey and associated expenses for the conveyance of dispatches overland by way of Bussorah [Basra]. W C Jackson (Secretary) informed Lieutenant Samuel Hunter that his expenses appeared 'so enormous and improper' that the Board would leave it to the Court ...
'A Journal of our Intended Voyage By Gods Permission In the good Ship Cardigan from England to the East Indies. Commencing November the 5th 1712. By Me Richard Grainger.'
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Journal of the East India Company ship Cardigan, kept by Captain Richard Grainger. The journal covers the ship’s voyage to Culcutta [Kolkata], Gombroon [Bandar Abbas], and Madras [Chennai] (all dates are those of arrival): 17 January 1713, Downes [Downs]; 15 May 1713, Table Bay, Cape; 29 July 171...
The Journal of the Ship Phoenix by Captain William Moffat Esq
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The journal of the East India Company ship Phoenix by Captain William Moffat Esq from 24 February 1800 to 24 July 1802. The journal contains: A ‘List of Ships Company Phœnix 6th Voyage 1800’ (ff 2 and 3) Lists of Troops belonging to His Majesty’s Regiments, Women and Children accompanying the D...
'Mr R. Scott's Letter on the Passage over the Isthmus of Suez, and Project of a New Route to India, 1780'
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Letter concerning a crossing of the Isthmus of Suez by Mr R Scott. The letter describes the route taken (Alexandria, Aleppo, Bagdad [Baghdad], Bussorah [Basra]) and the people he met (for example, George Baldwin, late of Cairo).
The journal of the East India Company ship Barrington by Captain John Hunter from 24 August 1722 to 12 March 1724. The journal contains entries providing the dates of arrival at various ports of call in both Old and New Style: The daily entries for the voyage from Deptford to Gravesend (26 Sept...
Journal kept on the Trades Increase and Peppercorn ships by Thomas Love with notes on Downton's homeward voyage
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Part of a journal kept by Thomas Love on the sixth voyage of the East India Company. The journal covers the voyages of the East India Company ships Trades Increase and Peppercorn from the Downs to Mocha and back (Captains Sir Henry Middleton and Nicholas Downton respectively, 4 April 1610-19 Nov...
‘A Journal For the Ship Royal Captain p Nath.l Tanner’
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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 ...
