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IOR/L/MAR/A/CL
- Record Id:
- 040-001104498
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-001104326
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001320.0x000047
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100079835385.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MAR/A/CL
- Title:
- Discovery's Journall Bound for Mocha 1700
- Scope & Content:
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Journal of the voyage of the Discovery from England to Mocha and back, 1700-02 [Captain John Evans]. The Discovery was at Mocha from 27 May to 25 August, and at Succatra [Socotra] from 9 to 17 October.
The Journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information under the following column headings: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Course, Wind, and general remarks. When the ship is at anchor, or sailing near shore, the entries consist of general remarks.
The remarks include sightings of other vessels, contact with other English ships, availability of ports (folio 55), and news of the death of King William III (folio 67).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001104325
036-001104326
040-001104498 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MAR : Marine Department Records
IOR/L/MAR/A : Ships' Journals
IOR/L/MAR/A/CL : Discovery's Journall Bound for Mocha 1700 - Hierarchy:
- 032-001104325[0001]/036-001104326[0175]/040-001104498
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MAR
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (90 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001320.0x000047
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1702
- Date Range:
- 10 Oct 1700-9 Jul 1702
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 68; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 69-90, which have not been digitised.
- Former External References:
- No. 165 F
- 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)