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IOR/L/MAR/A/XVIII
- Record Id:
- 040-001104344
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-001104326
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001273.0x0001b1
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100082792526.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MAR/A/XVIII
- Title:
- Extracts of Capt. Best's Journals Given by way of Instruction
- Scope & Content:
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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 Hosiander from 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 Lion from the Cape of Good Hope to Surat, June-October 1615.
Folios 9-10 contain an account of a voyage aboard the Hosiander from 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 James from 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.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001104325
036-001104326
040-001104344 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MAR : Marine Department Records
IOR/L/MAR/A : Ships' Journals
IOR/L/MAR/A/XVIII : Extracts of Capt. Best's Journals Given by way of Instruction - Hierarchy:
- 032-001104325[0001]/036-001104326[0018]/040-001104344
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MAR
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (59 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001273.0x0001b1
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1612
- End Date:
- 1617
- Date Range:
- 31 Aug 1612-20 Jul 1617
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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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.
- Arrangement:
- Each extract is recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear.
- Information About Copies:
- A transcript of folios 2-4 is included in The Voyage of Thomas Best to the East Indies, 1612-14 edited by Sir William Foster (Routledge, 2016).
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)