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IOR/L/MAR/B/678B
- Record Id:
- 040-001114080
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001114080
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000229.0x000028
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100098759326.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MAR/B/678B
- Title:
- Susanna: Journal
- Scope & Content:
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Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Susanna from England to Mocha and back (Captain John Edwards), 1718-20. The journal covers the ship's visits to the following places (dates are those of arrival): 13 December 1718, the Downs; 28 May 1719, Johanna [Anjouan]; 28 June 1719, Mocha; 13 September 1719, Tellecherry [Thalassery]; 27 September 1719, Callicut [Kozhikode]; 8 October 1719, Cochin [Kochi]; 24 October 1719, Cape Comerin [Kanniyākumāri, also written as Cape Comarin]; 20 January 1719/20, Cape of Good Hope (also written as Cape Bona Esperanca); 24 February 1719/20, St Hellena [Saint Helena]; 17 June 1720, Woolwich; 23 June 1720, Deptford.
The journal begins with the following inscription: 'A Journall of our Intended Voyage by Gods permission in the Good Ship Susanna From London towds. [towards] Mocha In the East Indies Anno Domini 1718', which is signed by John Edwards (folio 1).
The journal contains daily entries (although not for every day of the voyage) in eight columns. The first two columns note the latitude, the meridian distance from various places, and the date. The third column records general remarks and the final five columns are as follows: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Cours [Course] and Winds (these columns are omitted when the ship is at anchor). Information provided by these notes includes observations of weather and currents, sightings of land or other vessels, and other miscellaneous remarks.
The journal employs Old Style (Julian calendar) and New Style dates (Gregorian calendar).
- 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
040-001114080 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MAR : Marine Department Records
IOR/L/MAR/B : Ships' journals, logs and related records
IOR/L/MAR/B/678B : Susanna: Journal - Hierarchy:
- 032-001104325[0002]/036-001104527[9554]/040-001114080
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MAR
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (115 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000229.0x000028
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1718
- End Date:
- 1720
- Date Range:
- 12 Oct 1718-8 Jul 1720
- 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 115; 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 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)