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IOR/L/MAR/B/454C-E
- Record Id:
- 040-001111533
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001111533
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000148.0x0000a5
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100093227845.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MAR/B/454C-E
- Title:
-
Mercury: Journal
- Scope & Content:
-
Journal of the East India Company ship the Mercury by Augustus Joseph Applegarth, Chief Mate. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Bombay, Madras, Bengal and the Persian Gulf and back, between 21 November 1777 and 19 June 1784 (Captain George Forbes).
The journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds etc., 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, Portuguese ships, country ships, commodities carried, and general remarks.
At the front of the three parts of the journal (beginning at folios 1, 144, and 285 respectively) is the inscription: 'This is my original journal and my own handwriting. Applegarth. Witness J Holland. Received 29th June 1784'.
The ship's route is as follows (dates are of arrival unless otherwise stated): 21 November 1778, Deptford (f 6); 14 December 1778, the Downs (f 9); 20 March 1779, St Helena (f 33); 21 April 1779, Table Bay, Cape Bona Esperance [Cape of Good Hope] (f 39v); 18 July 1779, Bombay (f 59); 13 August 1779, Tellicherry [Thalassery] (f 62); 27 August 1779, Madras [Chennai] (f 66); 19 September 1779, Calcutta [Kolkata] (f 71); 28 November 1779, Chochin [Kochi] ( f 83); 16 December 1779, Tellicherry (f 84); 20 December 1779, Bombay (f 87); 10 January 1780 Tellicherry (f 91); 2 March 1780, Bombay (f 99); 19 October 1780, Muscat (f 131); 17 November 1780, Bushire (f 137); 1 December 1780, Bussora [Basra] (f 160); 19 January 1781, Muscat (f 150); 4 February 1781, Bombay (f 154); 27 May 1781, Muscat (f 165); 28 July 1781, Bussora (f 172); 22 October 1781, Bombay (f 183); 14 February 1782, Muscat (f 184); 11 March 1782, Bushire (f 199); 15 March 1782, Bussora (f 200); 29 May 1782, Bombay (f 208); 20 June 1782, Madras (f 212); 25 August 1782, Bombay (f 223); 20 March 1783, Bussora (f 252); 31 March 1783, Bushire (f 256); 7 April 1783, Muscat (f 258); 18 April 1783, Bombay (f 260); 27 April 1783, Goa (f 261); 13 May 1783, Bombay (f 265); 18 August 1783, Tellicherry (f 272); 25 October 1783, Bombay (f 285); 29 February 1784, Table Bay, Bona Esperance (f 304); 30 March 1784, St Helena (f 309); 11 June 1784, Deptford (f 325).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "040-001111533", "parent" : "#", "text" : "IOR/L/MAR/B/454C-E: Mercury: Journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001104325
036-001104527
040-001111533 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MAR : Marine Department Records
IOR/L/MAR/B : Ships' journals, logs and related records
IOR/L/MAR/B/454C-E : Mercury: Journal - Hierarchy:
- 032-001104325[0002]/036-001104527[7007]/040-001111533
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MAR
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 2 volumes (332 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000148.0x0000a5
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1777
- End Date:
- 1784
- Date Range:
- 21 Nov 1777-19 Jun 1784
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover of volume one (ff 1-142). The foliation sequence continues in volume two, commencing at f 143 and terminating at f 332; volume two is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which only this shelfmark has been foliated. The foliation sequence does not include the front cover of or the leading flyleaves of volume two.
- Arrangement:
- The entries are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volumes.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)