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IOR/L/MAR/B/559A
- Record Id:
- 040-001112790
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001112790
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000179.0x00013e
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100079431679.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MAR/B/559A
- Title:
- Earl of Elgin: Journal
- Scope & Content:
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Journal of the Earl of Elgin, kept by Arthur Evans, ship commander. The journal covers the ship's voyage to Bombay [Mumbai] and Mocha [al-Mukha] (dates are those of arrival): 20 February 1761, Blackwall, London; 26 August 1761, Rio Jenario [Rio de Janeiro]; 9 January 1762, Bombay; 14 February 1762, Suratt [Surat]; 29 April 1762, Mocha; 20 September 1762, Bombay; 17 February 1763, St Helena; 4 April 1763, Blackwall, London.
At the front of the journal is the inscription: 'This is my original journal, A. Evans' (folio 1).
The journal begins with an incomplete list of crew members (folio 1). This is followed by daily entries of notes on the preparation and loading of the ship at Blackwall Shipyard, 20 February-21 March 1761 (folios 2-3). These notes include remarks on the weather and other ships in the vicinity.
The main body of the journal is a log book containing daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds, and a final column containing the date, and some remarks. Information provided by these remarks include observations of weather and currents, sightings of land or other vessels, condition of the ship, employment of the crew, and other miscellaneous notes. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only. Along the bottom of each entry there is a table of navigational data.
- 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
040-001112790 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MAR : Marine Department Records
IOR/L/MAR/B : Ships' journals, logs and related records
IOR/L/MAR/B/559A : Earl of Elgin: Journal - Hierarchy:
- 032-001104325[0002]/036-001104527[8264]/040-001112790
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MAR
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (134 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000179.0x00013e
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1761
- End Date:
- 1763
- Date Range:
- 20 Feb 1761-26 May 1763
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 134; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
- 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)