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IOR/L/MAR/B/1D
- Record Id:
- 040-001104530
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001104530
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001320.0x000066
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100078146612.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MAR/B/1D
- Title:
- London: Journal
- Scope & Content:
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Journal of the voyage of the London from England to Bombay, and back (Captain John Webb), 1763-65. The London was at Muscatt [Muscat] from 12 to 20 January 1765; at Busheere [Bushire] from 5 to 14 February 1765; and at Muscatt [Muscat] again from 28 February to 2 March 1765.
Inscribed: 'This is my Original Journal in my own hand writing. John Webb' (folio 1).
The last entry in the Journal is dated 20 December 1765. The Journal is marked 'Recd [Received] 26 Decr 1765'.
The Journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds &c., and Remarks. When the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The Journal records navigational information, weather, contact with other East India Company ships, sightings of other vessels, commodities carried, maintenance of the ship, and general remarks.
The record is part of a volume containing three separate log books: London: Journal, 1757-59 (IOR/L/MAR/B/1A-B); London: Journal, 1763-65 (folios 1-119, IOR/L/MAR/B/1D); and London: Journal, 1766-69 (IOR/L/MAR/B/1E).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "040-001104530", "parent" : "#", "text" : "IOR/L/MAR/B/1D: London: Journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001104325
036-001104527
040-001104530 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MAR : Marine Department Records
IOR/L/MAR/B : Ships' journals, logs and related records
IOR/L/MAR/B/1D : London: Journal - Hierarchy:
- 032-001104325[0002]/036-001104527[0003]/040-001104530
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MAR
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (119 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001320.0x000066
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1763
- End Date:
- 1765
- Date Range:
- 20 Dec 1763-26 Dec 1765
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 1, and terminates at f 119; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which every shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- 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)