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IOR/L/MAR/B/136C
- Record Id:
- 040-001107035
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001107035
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001399.0x000167
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100084623223.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MAR/B/136C
- Title:
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'Journal in Ship Nathaniel, Iona Negus Commander, bound for Mocha in the Honourable United East India Companys service, anno 1711'
- Scope & Content:
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Journal of the East India Company ship, Nathaniel, kept by Captain Jonathan Negus. The journal covers the ship's voyage to Mocha and Bombay [Mumbai] (all dates are those of arrival): 12 June 1712, Aden; 7 July 1712, Mocha; 21 September 1712, Bombay; 1 February 1713, Cape; 29 July 1713, Texel; 16 Aug 1713, Deptford.
At the front (folio 2) of the volume is the inscription: 'This is my origianall journal [original journal], Iona Negus'.
The journal consists of daily entries in seven columns: Date, H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Course, Winds, and general remarks. When the ship is at anchor the entries are remarks only and often not daily. The remarks column contains information on weather, courses, distances, navigational data, sightings of land and other ships, and maintenance and repair work, as well as other miscellaneous notes. Occasional notes in the margins are made on arrivals and departures, damage to the ship, sightings of other ships, and the names of the deceased. These notes are inconsistent.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001104325
036-001104527
040-001107035 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MAR : Marine Department Records
IOR/L/MAR/B : Ships' journals, logs and related records
IOR/L/MAR/B/136C : Journal in Ship Nathaniel, Iona Negus Commander, bound for Mocha in the Honourable United East India Companys service, anno 1711 - Hierarchy:
- 032-001104325[0002]/036-001104527[2509]/040-001107035
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MAR
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (91 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001399.0x000167
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1711
- End Date:
- 1713
- Date Range:
- 23 Aug 1711-16 Aug 1713
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- 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 93; 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 77-92, which have not been digitised.
- 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)