Defence: Journal
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Defence: Journal
- Date:
- 1738/1740
- Description:
- Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Defencefrom England to Bombay [Mumbai] and back, November 1738-September 1740 (Captain Thomas Coates). The outward journey included a visit to Mocha, April-July 1739, and the return journey included a visit to St Helena, January-July 1740.The journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, and general observations.The journal includes the following sketches:‘The Island of Trindada’ [Trindade and Martin Vaz] (f 15)The ‘Ship Defenceat Anchor in Table Bay’ (f 19)Unlabelled drawings of coastlines, probably including Comoros, Madagascar and Mozambique (f 25)Unlabelled drawings of the coastlines of Somalia and Yemen (ff 31-33)‘The Island Digo Ruis’ [Rodrigues, Mauritius] (f 56).1 volume (86 folios)The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 88; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Ships logs
Trade (practice)
Weather
Marine navigation - Geographic region:
- Mocha
St Helena
Mocho
Bombay - Extent:
- 1 volume (86 folios)
- Rights:
- Open Government Licence
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000229.0x000233_ar
81055/vdc_100000000229.0x000233_en
IOR/L/MAR/B/647B - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers