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IOR/L/MAR/A/XLIII
- Record Id:
- 040-001104372
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-001104326
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001273.0x0001cd
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100083766590.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MAR/A/XLIII
- Title:
- Discovery: Journal
- Scope & Content:
-
Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship the Discovery from England to Surat, Persia [Iran] and Java (Captain John Vian), 7 April 1626 to 14 November 1628. The Discovery departed from the Downs on 16 April 1626, and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations (dates are those of the arrival, and both Old Style and New Style dates are given): 30 July 1626, Johanna [Anjouan]; 15 October 1626, Bombay [Mumbai]; 24 October 1626, Suratt [Surat]; 18 January 1626/7, Gomoroone [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; March 1626/7, Surratt; 27 May 1627, Battavia [Jakarta]; October 1627, Surratt; 12 May 1628, Cape [of Good Hope]; 15 June 1628, St Hellena [Saint Helena]; 25 October 1628, Downs.
The Journal consists of daily entries covering navigational information, winds, weather, contact with other East India Company ships and English men-of-war, sightings of other vessels, deaths of crewmembers, commodities carried, and general remarks.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001104325
036-001104326
040-001104372 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MAR : Marine Department Records
IOR/L/MAR/A : Ships' Journals
IOR/L/MAR/A/XLIII : Discovery: Journal - Hierarchy:
- 032-001104325[0001]/036-001104326[0049]/040-001104372
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MAR
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (69 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001273.0x0001cd
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1626
- End Date:
- 1628
- Date Range:
- 7 Apr 1626-14 Nov 1628
- 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 inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 69; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Arrangement:
- The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)