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IOR/L/MAR/B/324C
- Record Id:
- 040-001110123
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001110123
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001513.0x000143
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100084623873.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MAR/B/324C
- Title:
- Prince William: Journal
- Scope & Content:
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Journal of the East India Company ship, Prince William, kept by Captain William Beresford. The journal covers the ship's voyage to Mocha and Bombay [Mumbai] (all dates are those of arrival): 16 November 1732, Downs; 23 February 1733, Cape; 30 April 1733, Mocha; 25 July 1733, Bombay; 3 December 1733, St Helena; 16 February 1734, Downs.
At the front of the volume (folio 3) is the inscription: 'This is my originall journal [original journal], Wm. Beresford'.
The journal consists of daily entries in six columns and a margin: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses, Winds, and a remarks column. When the ship is at anchor the entries are remarks only. The remarks column contains the date, and information on weather, courses, distances, land sightings, ship sightings, ship maintenance, and some navigational data. Occasionally other miscellaneous notes are made, such as the names of the deceased, flora and fauna seen from the ship, and any unusual occurrences.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "040-001110123", "parent" : "#", "text" : "IOR/L/MAR/B/324C: Prince William: Journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001104325
036-001104527
040-001110123 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MAR : Marine Department Records
IOR/L/MAR/B : Ships' journals, logs and related records
IOR/L/MAR/B/324C : Prince William: Journal - Hierarchy:
- 032-001104325[0002]/036-001104527[5597]/040-001110123
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MAR
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (88 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001513.0x000143
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1732
- End Date:
- 1734
- Date Range:
- 23 Sep 1732-27 Mar 1734
- 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 90; 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 67-89, which have not been digitised.
- Arrangement:
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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)