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IOR/L/MAR/B/624A
- Record Id:
- 040-001113555
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001113555
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000229.0x000093
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100093395652.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MAR/B/624A
- Title:
-
Admiral Watson: Journal
- Scope & Content:
-
The journal of the ship Admiral Watson by Captain William Cooke. The journal contains:
- 'The list of ship Admiral Watson's Company', including soldiers and Indo-Portuguese lascars (ff 2-4)
- The daily entries for the voyage from Rotherhithe to Deptford (11 January 1758), Gravesend (27 February 1758), Spithead (28 April 1758), The Lizard (21 May 1758), Island of Trinidada [Ilha da Trindade] (18 July 1758), the coast of Africa (30 August 1758), St Augustine's Bay [Helodrano Ianantsony, Madagascar] (7 September 1758), Johanna [Anjouan] (16 September 1758), the coast of Africa (27 September 1758), the coast of Arabia (24 October 1758), the coast of Persia [Iran] (5 November 1758) and Gombaroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] (19 November 1758)
- The daily entries for the voyage from Gombaroon to Cape Jasques [Cape Jask] (10 January 1759) and Bombay [Mumbai] (24 January 1759)
- The daily entries for the voyage from Bombay to Point de Galle (21 April 1759), Cape Lagullas [Cape Agulhas] (7 July 1759), St Helena (30 July 1759), Ascention [Ascension] (14 August 1759), Brava [Ilha Brava] (28 August 1759), the English Channel (5 October 1759), the Downs (12 October 1759), Deptford (22 October 1759) and the Custom House (6 November 1759).
The journal contains daily entries in seven columns: Weather Conditions, H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses, Winds, and Week Day, Date and Observations. The entries consist of remarks only when the ship is at anchor. The journal provides navigational information, notes on the sightings of other vessels, and other observations made during the course of the voyages.
At the front of the journal is the inscription: 'This is my original Journal, Wm [William] Cooke'. The journal was received on 7 November 1759.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "040-001113555", "parent" : "#", "text" : "IOR/L/MAR/B/624A: Admiral Watson: Journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001104325
036-001104527
040-001113555 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MAR : Marine Department Records
IOR/L/MAR/B : Ships' journals, logs and related records
IOR/L/MAR/B/624A : Admiral Watson: Journal - Hierarchy:
- 032-001104325[0002]/036-001104527[9029]/040-001113555
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MAR
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (122 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000229.0x000093
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1758
- End Date:
- 1759
- Date Range:
- 11 Jan 1758-6 Nov 1759
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- The foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 122; 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.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)