Nassau: Journal

Title:

Nassau: Journal

Date:

1694/1696

Description:

Journal of the voyage of the Nassaufrom England to Persia, Bombay, and Suratt [Surat], and back (Captain John Lloyd), 1694-1696. The Nassauwas at Gombroon [Bandar Abbas] from 30 January to 11 February 1695.The volume is inscribed with the single word 'John' on folio 4.The Journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information, winds, weather, contact with English ships, sightings of other vessels, commodities carried (especially when the ship was lying at Gombroon, folios 45-48), deaths of crewmembers, and general remarks.The Journal employs astrological symbols to indicate the days of the week.1 volume (93 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 74; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 75-93, which have not been digitised.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Ships logs
Weather
Marine navigation
Trade (practice)

Geographic region:

Gombroon

Extent:

1 volume (93 folios)

Rights:

Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000001273.0x000389_ar
81055/vdc_100000001273.0x000389_en
IOR/L/MAR/A/XCVI

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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