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IOR/L/MAR/B/235A
- Record Id:
- 040-001108876
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001108876
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001478.0x000194
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100092131988.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MAR/B/235A
- Title:
-
Caesar: Journal
- Scope & Content:
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The journal of the ship Casar [Caesar] by Captain William Mabbott. The journal contains:
- The daily entries for the voyage from the River Thames to Margate (10 November 1720), the Downs (13 November 1720), Grand Cannares [Gran Canaria] (23 December 1720), Trinadada [Trinidade] (27 January 1721), Penguin Island (4 March 1721), St Lawrance [Madagascar] (9 April 1721), Cape Gardufoy [Cape Guardafui] (27 April 1721), Eadan [Aden] (3 May 1721), Bablemandel [Bab-el-Mandeb] (6 May 1721), and Mocha (12 May 1721)
- The daily entries for the voyage from Mocha to the Island Bablemandel [Jazirat Mayyun] (19 July 1721), Fort Bassen [Fort Vasai] (3 August 1721) and Bombay [Mumbai] (4 August 1721)
- The daily entries for the voyage from Bombay to Carrinja [Kāranja], Mangulor [Mangaluru] (1 September 1721); Tullicherry [Thalassery] (2 September 1721); Anjanga [Anchuthengu] (6 September 1721); Cape Bone Esprance [Cape of Good Hope] (13 November 1721); Green Point (14 November 1721); Table Land (2 December 1721); St Helena (16 December 1721); Island of Ascencion [Ascension Island] (1 January 1722); Dover Castle (24 February 1722); and Tilbury Fort (3 March 1722).
The journal contains daily entries in two columns: one for Week Days and Dates (excluding the Year), and another for 'Remarkable Observations and Accidents on Board the Ship'.
At the front of the journal is the inscription: 'This being my Originall Journall ... W. Mabbott ... Rec:d 3d Aprill 1722'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "040-001108876", "parent" : "#", "text" : "IOR/L/MAR/B/235A: Caesar: Journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001104325
036-001104527
040-001108876 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MAR : Marine Department Records
IOR/L/MAR/B : Ships' journals, logs and related records
IOR/L/MAR/B/235A : Caesar: Journal - Hierarchy:
- 032-001104325[0002]/036-001104527[4350]/040-001108876
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MAR
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (43 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001478.0x000194
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1720
- End Date:
- 1722
- Date Range:
- 7 Nov 1720-3 Mar 1722
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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The foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 43; 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. The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 31-43, 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)