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IOR/L/MAR/B/438B
- Record Id:
- 040-001111254
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001111254
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000108.0x00030e
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100098421594.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MAR/B/438B
- Title:
- Houghton: Journal
- Scope & Content:
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Journal of the East India Company ship Houghton, commanded by Philip Worth, by John Sparks. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Mocha and its return journey to England, between 21 September 1731 and 26 May 1733.
The journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses, Winds &c. [etcetera], 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 and French ships, commodities carried, and other remarks. Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style (Julian) and New Style (Gregorian) calendars.
At the front of the journal (folio 1) is the inscription: 'This is my originall journall of the ship Houghton received the 13th June 1733'.
The journal records the ship's arrival at the following places: Deptford, 6 October 1731 (folio 2); the Downs, 30 November 1731 (folio 2); Cape Bona Esperance [Cape of Good Hope], 7 March 1731/32 (folio 27); Mocha, 20 May 1732 (folio 44); Bombay, 4 September 1732 (folio 51); Tellicherry [Thalassery], 8 October 1732 (folio 55); Cochin [Kochi], 13 October 1732 (folio 56 ); Table Bay, Cape Bona Esperance [Cape of Good Hope], 12 January 1732/33 (folio 78); St Helena, 8 February 1732/33 (folio 83); and Woolwich, 26 May 1733 (folio 108).
- 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
040-001111254 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MAR : Marine Department Records
IOR/L/MAR/B : Ships' journals, logs and related records
IOR/L/MAR/B/438B : Houghton: Journal - Hierarchy:
- 032-001104325[0002]/036-001104527[6728]/040-001111254
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MAR
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (112 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000108.0x00030e
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1731
- End Date:
- 1733
- Date Range:
- 21 Sep 1731-26 May 1733
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 112; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this 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 journal entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)