Published by Superintendent Government Printing, India, Calcutta.The volume consists of a draft Part IV to the
Summary of the Principal Events and Measures of the Viceroyalty of His Excellency Lord Curzon of Keddleston, Viceroy and Governor-General of India in the Foreign Department. I. January 1899-April 1904. II. December 1904-November 1905. Volume IV. Persia and the Persian Gulf(Parts I-III), published by GC [Government Central] Press, Simla, 1907 [Mss Eur F111/531-534].The volume includes a letter from the Foreign Department, Government of India, to Lord Curzon, dated 27 August 1908, stating that an examination of their records had shown that these were the essential despatches, and hoping that the volume would answer Lord Curzon's purpose.The despatches and correspondence cover the period 1899-1905, and include correspondence from the Secretary of State for India, and HBM's Minister at Tehran, and cover the question of the appointment of an additional consular officer in Persia, 1899 (with map); relations between Britain and Persia; the protection of British interests in Persia; British policy on Persia; the political and financial situation in Persia; and the threat of Russian encroachment.1 volume (64 folios)The despatches and correspondence are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. There is a list of contents on folio 6, giving details of name and date of paper, subject, and page number.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 66; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the volume also contains an original manuscript pagination sequence.
Printed at the GC [Government Central] Press, Simla.The volume is divided into three parts: Part I (folios 5-47) containing an introduction; Part II (folios 48-125) containing a detailed account; and Part III (folios 126-188) containing despatches and correspondence connected with Part I Chapter IV ('The Persian Gulf', folios 28-47).Part I gives an overview of policy and events in the Persian Gulf region during Curzon's period as Viceroy [1899-1905], with sections on British policy in Persia; the maintenance and extension of British interests; Seistan [Sīstān]; and the Persian Gulf. Part II contains more detailed accounts of selected topics, including sections on British policy in Persia, customs and finance, quarantine, administration, communications, and British and Russian activity in Seistan. The despatches and correspondence in Part III include correspondence from the Government of India in the Foreign Department, the Secretary of State for India, and the Viceroy; addresses and speeches by Curzon; and notes of interviews between Curzon and local rulers.Mss Eur F111/531-534 consist of four identical printed and bound volumes. However, the four volumes each show a small number of different manuscript annotations and corrections.This volume contains manuscript additions on folios 8, 11-12, 14, 42 (a sixteen word note concerning the use by the Shaikh of Koweit [Kuwait] of a distinctive colour [flag] for Kuwait shipping), and 62-66.1 volume (189 folios)The volume contains a list of Parts I-III on folio 4; a table of contents of Part I on folio 6; a table of contents of Part II on folio 49; and a table of contents of Part III on folios 127-129, which gives a reference to the paragraph of Part I Chapter IV that the despatch or correspondence is intended to illustrate.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 191; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Two page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 2168 titled "An Addled Shoemaker." The folktale was narrated on February 10 (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Three page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1944 titled "Cigarette Lighting by Urban/Rural Fools." The folktale was narrated on February 25 (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Three page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 963 titled "Nasreddin Hoca's Rotating Oven." The folktale was narrated in February (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Six page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 2130 titled "Two Very Different Stepsisters." The folktale was narrated ion February 12 (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
One page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1248 titled "Nasreddin Hoca's Credibility." The folktale was narrated on March 27 (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Twenty-five page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 934 titled "Hamza, Son of Rüstem and Grandson of Zal." The folktale was narrated in April (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Three page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1211 titled "Hıdrellez." The folktale was narrated on April 29 (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Ten page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 928 titled "The Ungrateful Keloğlan and Brother Fox." The folktale was narrated on April 23 (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Three page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 935 titled "Mişon's Debt." The folktale was narrated on May 10 (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Two page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1413 titled "Nasreddin Hoca Rescues the Moon." The folktale was narrated in May (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Six page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1893 titled "The Girl Hatched from a Chicken Egg." The folktale was narrated on May 8 (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Two page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1397 titled "The Mistreated Guest of Allah." The folktale was narrated in May (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Two page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1683 titled "A Laz's Dangerous Forgetfulness." The folktale was narrated in June (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Three page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1431 titled "Mevlana vs Hacı Bektaş Veli." The folktale was narrated in June (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Two page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1579 titled "Returning Ramazan, Unreturning Man." The folktale was narrated on June 19 (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
One page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1794 titled "The Big Drinker Afoot and the Horseback." The folktale was narrated on June 14 (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Two page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1576 titled "Two Incompetent Robbers." The folktale was narrated on June 19 (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Two page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 854 titled "Deli Mehmet Turns the Shoes." The folktale was narrated in July (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Three page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 776 titled "How Incili Çavuş Earned and Spent Invisible Money." The folktale was narrated in July (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Seven page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1270 title "The Fox and the Miller." The folktale was narrated in July and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Forty page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1274 titled "The Tasks of Ahmet and Mehmet." The folktale was narrated in July (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Four page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 860 titled "Bekri Mustafa as Sultan." The folktale was narrated in August (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Nineteen page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1655 titled "Cinderlad." The folktale was narrated in August (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Two page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1777 titled "Silly Women Mourn Death of Imagined Child." The folktale was narrated in August (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
One page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 875 titled "The Bektaşi Envies a Gâvur." The folktale was narrated in April (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Three page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 843 titled "The Death of an Alkarısı." The folktale was narrated on August 12 (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Two page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 264 titled "The Girl Rescued by Three Suitors." The folktale was narrated in August (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
One page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1306 titled "The Death of Temel's Cat." The folktale was narrated in October (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Ten page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1678 titled "The Stepdaughter and the Black Serpent." The folktale was narrated in October (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Two page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1676 titled "The Hoca and the New Barber." The folktale was narrated in November (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Nine page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 376 titled "Keloghlan and the Ooh-Genie." The folktale was narrated in December (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Two page transcript of Turkish oral narrative story No. 1164 titled "Lazes Stranded in the Sky." The folktale was narrated on December 17 (unknown year) and is part of the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative.Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Detached folio. Four lines of text on every folio; enclosed in an illuminated frame; the upper and lower borders extend into the margins and terminate in half-medallions; 2,250 dispersed folios.Culture: Islamic, PersianMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, ink, gold, paper
Detached folio. Four lines of text on every folio; enclosed in an illuminated frame; the upper and lower borders extend into the margins and terminate in half-medallions; 2,250 dispersed folios.Culture: Islamic, PersianMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, ink, gold, paper
Series of folios from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an, written in gold on parchment dyed blueCulture: Islamic, TunisianMaterials/Techniques: ink on vellum, gold, silver, vellum, color, ink, color, gold and silver on vellum dyed blue ; script style: d. iv (see déroche 1992, 92)Note: Citation/references: Anthony Welch, Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World, University of Tennessee Press (Austin, TX, 1979), page 15, 48-49/figure 4 ; Annemarie Schimmel, "Poetry and Calligraphy: Thoughts about their Interrelation in Persian Culture", ed. Richard Ettinghausen Westview Press, Inc. (Colorado, 1979), p. 176, fig. 109 ; Kristin A. Mortimer, Harvard University Art Museums: A Guide to the Collections, Harvard University Art Museums/Abbeville Press (Cambridge, MA; New York, NY, 1985), page 78/figure 82 ; Karel Otavsky, Islamische Textilkunst des Mittelalters: Aktuelle Probleme, Abegg-Stiftung (Riggisberg, 1997), fig. 3, pg. 21, b/w ; Jonathan Bloom, "Riggisberger Berichte", Islamische Textilkunst des Mittelalters: Aktuelle Probleme, Abegg-Stiftung (Switzerland, 1997), page 21/figure 3 ; Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair, Islamic Arts, Phaidon Press (New York, NY, 1997), p 73 - 75, fig. 37 ; Laurie Adams, Art Across Time, Volume I: Prehistory to the Fourteenth Century, McGraw-Hill College (London, England, 1999), p. 322, fig. 10.2 ; Laurie Adams, Art Across Time: Second Edition, McGraw-Hill (New York, 2002), p 328/fig.9.2 ; Hans Belting, Florenz und Bagdad: Eine westösliche Geschichte des Blicks, Verlag C.H. Beck (Munich, 2008) ; Hans Belting, Florence and Baghdad: Renaissance Art and Arab Science (Fireca i Bagdad: Zapadno-istocna povijest pogleda), Verlag C.H. Beck (Munich, Germany, 2008), p. 76, ill. ; Hans Belting, Florence and Baghdad: Renaissance Art and Arab Science, Belknap Press (Cambridge, MA, 2011), p. 70, fig. 22 ; Laurie Adams, Art Across Time, McGraw-Hill (New York, NY, 2011), p. 308, fig. 9.2Note: Exhibitions: Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World, Asia House, 01/11/1979 - 03/11/1979; Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, 04/17/1979 - 05/27/1979 ; Islamic Art From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 08/01/1974 - ; Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World, Seattle Art Museum, 06/28/1979 - 08/12/1979; Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 09/14/1979 - 10/28/1979 ; Islamic Art and the Written Word, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 10/05/1983 - 11/27/1983 ; Geometry of the Spirit: Islamic Illumination and Calligraphy, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/30/1988 - 06/26/1988 ; The Continuous Stroke of a Breath: Calligraphy from the Islamic World, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 12/20/2003 - 07/18/2004Note: General note: Fragments from the same Qur'an: section in the National Institute of Art and Archaeology in Tunis (cf. Lings & Safadi 1976, no. 11; Paris 1982, no. 350); at least 75 folios remained in Kairouan in the 1950s (Shabbuh 1956, 345, pl. 3; al-Buhli al-Niyal 1963, no. 1); scattered folios in Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, MS.33.686; Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Art Museums, MS.1967.23 (Welch 1979, no. 4); Dublin, Chester Beatty Library, MS.1405 (Arberry 1967, no. 4; James 1980, no. 9); Geneva, collection of Sadruddin Aga Khan (Welch & Welch 1982, 20–2), and two private collections (Geneva 1984, no. 1; Geneva 1985, no. 3); London, private collection (Bloom 1989, 99); Paris, Institute du monde arabe, AC 84-09; Riyadh, collection of Rifaat Shaykh al-Ard (Geneva 1988, no. 4); Tunis, National Library, MS.Rutbi 197 (London 1976, no. 498); others sold at Sotheby's, London, on 16 April 1984 (lot no. 147), 15 October 1984 (lot no. 220), 22 May 1986 (lot no. 243) and 20 November 1986 (lot no. 279), and at Sotheby's, Geneva, on 25 June 1985 (lot no. 11); also a single folio in the private collection of F. R. Martin (Grohmann 1967, 111)Note: Production: possibly Kairouan, Tunisia
Arabic Koran. Size 12.5 x 8.5 in and 9.5 x 6 in. Folios 294. Written in late mediocre Naskhi. 14 lines to a page. Well decorated. 6 immams. Gold and colors ruled margins. Gold titles. Cream colored paper. Handsome lacquer binding ornamented with flowers. Contents: complete text of koran.Notes : f49a: there is mentioned in margin 1170 A.D. = 1756 A.D.f293b: a Muslim prayer in Persian, of the Shia (Shiites) sect. Consequently this copy of the Koran was written by a Persian calligrapher, in Persia, and before 1756 A.D.
Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink, gold, paperNote: General note: Folios: average 61 ; Line to a page: 5 ; Scribe: 'Ali ibn Muhammad al-Husayni ('Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Zayd ibn Muhammad ibn Zayd ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ubaydallah ibn 'Ali ibn 'Ubayadallah ibn 'Ali ibn 'Ubaydallah ibn al-Husayn ibn 'Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib) ; Illuminator: probably the same ; For Sultan Uljaytu and his 2 ministers, Rashid ad-Din and Sa'd ad-Din
Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink, gold, paperNote: General note: Folios: average 61 ; Line to a page: 5 ; Scribe: 'Ali ibn Muhammad al-Husayni ('Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Zayd ibn Muhammad ibn Zayd ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ubaydallah ibn 'Ali ibn 'Ubayadallah ibn 'Ali ibn 'Ubaydallah ibn al-Husayn ibn 'Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib) ; Illuminator: probably the same ; For Sultan Uljaytu and his 2 ministers, Rashid ad-Din and Sa'd ad-Din
Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Two Illuminated leaves of the Koran. On each of these folios is the first surah of the Qur'an , the recitation of which forms a prominent part of daily worship. While these folios appear to be frontispieces, their backs are untouched, making it unlikely they were ever included in a codex.Illumination
Influential compendium of medicine written in 903 and dedicated to the Governor of Rayy, Abū Ṣāliḥ Manṣūr ibn Isḥāq (أبو صالح منصور بن إسحق; see fol. 1v, line 3, transcribed below). The text is divided into ten books (مقالات), each one subdivided into chapters (فصول).The copy was completed at Mashhad on 1 Ramaḍān 1000/11 June 1592 by the physician Salmān al-Mūsawī (سلمان الموسوي الطبيب; see colophon, f. 191v, lines 16-20, transcribed below).Begins (f. 1v, lines 2-4):قال أبو بكر محمد بن زكريا المتطبب الرازي رحمه الله إلى جاميع الأمير سندي وابنسيدي أبي صلح منصور بن إسحق أطال الله بقاه في كتابي هذا جملًا وجوامع ونكتادعيونًا في صناعة الطب...Ends (f. 191v, lines 8-12):... وأما فيمن لم يكن حوارتهم كثيرةملتهبة فليوخذ لكل رطل من جملة هذا وزن درهم مصطكى ومثلهقرتمل ومثله سنبل فيصير في خرقة ويلقى فيها عند الطبخ وإذ قدبينا على جميع المقالات في صدر هذا الكتاب وليكمل كتابنا فيالموضع والله محمود...Colophon (f. 191v, lines 12-21):... تم الكتاب للحكيم الفاضل محمد بن زكريا الرازيولواهب العقل الحمد بلا نثاية كما هو أهله ومستحقه وصلىالله علي محمد النبي وآله الطيبين الطاهرين الأخياروسلم تسليمًا دائمًا كثيرًا في غرة شهر رمضان المباركسنة عشر آلف من الهجرة النبوية صلى اللهعليه وآله وسلم في مشهد إمام الجن والأنسأبو الحسن علي ابن موسا الرضا عليه ألفالصلوة وسلم كثير العميد المذهبسلمان الموسوي الطبيب غفر اللهذنوبه ولوالديهCodex; ff. i+191+iiMaterial: PaperDimensions: 255 x 170 mm leaf [167 x 90 mm written]Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencilRuling:
Misṭarah; 19 lines per page; vertical spacing 11 lines per 10 cmScript:
Naskhwith
nasta‘līqfeatures; the scribe is Salmān al-Mūsawī (سلمان الموسوي; see f. 191v, line 20)Ink: BlackBinding: British Museum bindingCondition: Some wormholesMarginalia: Few and most appear to be by hand of scribeSeals: Fol. 1r
Fragment of a journal, describing part of a journey on the third voyage of the East India Company on the
Hector, from England to Mosanbique [Mozambique], under Captain William Hawkins. The journal's author is anonymous. There are missing entries between 30 August 1607 and 18 February 1607 [New Style date 18 February 1608].The journal mentions that the
Hectorpasses the following places: Island of Silvage [Salvage], Grand Canaries, Island of Cape Verde, Boa Wisto [Boa Vista], St Jago Island, Island of Mayo [Maio], coast of Guynea [Guinea], bay of Ethiopia, Malagueta (west coast of Africa), Island of Fernando Lorania [Fernando de Noronha], Cape St Augustine, Antillas [Antilles], Island of Nova Spaggna, Abrollioes [Abrolhos Archipelago], Cape de Buenea Esperanza [Cape of Good Hope], Sera Leona [Sierra Leone], coast of Madagascar, Island of John of Nova [Juan de Nova], and the coast of Mosanbique.The Journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information including preparation of the course in England, course, wind, watercourse, and general remarks. When the ship is at anchor or sailing near shore, the entries consist of general remarks. The remarks include sightings of reports of merchants (f 4); opinion of the author regarding the voyage (ff 8-10); issues with the crew and punishment (f 11); experience of Serra Leona and the native and Portuguese merchants (ff 14-15). The Journal mentions John Huighen Van Linschoten's book several times as a guide for the voyage (folios 6, 7, and 12). It also mentions the experiences of Francis Derek and Captain Cardish in Mayo, Serra Leona and Cape Verde (f 13). The author cites in Latin a fragment of the Enid [
The Aeneid] by Virgil (f 11).The Journal also mentions some officers and crew of the
Dragon,
Hectorand
Admiralships. In addition, the journal mentions Sir William Romney, Governor of the East India Company; William Greenwell, Deputy of the Company; Captain William Keeling; Captain Hawkins; Captain David Middleton; and Sir James Lancaster.1 volume (19 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 19; 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.
The volume is part of the Marine Department Records Ships' Journals. It contains fragments of the first leaf of Captain William Keeling's journal composed in 1607 on board of the
Dragon. The fragment covers the ship's outward voyage from the Downs and Plymouth. The
Dragonmade a voyage from England to Bantam and back in 1607-09, including a visit to Socotra in April 1608.1 volume (2 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 2; 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.Condition: the folio is badly damaged, with several holes, resulting in loss of text.
Fragment Journal of part of a journey on the third voyage of the East India Company on the
Hectorfrom Dellisha [Qalansiyah], a port town on the north coast of Socotra, to Surett [Surat], under Captain William Hawkins.The Journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information including preparation of the course in England, course, wind, watercourse, and general remarks. When the ship is at anchor or sailing near shore, the entries consist of general remarks.1 volume (2 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate 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 6; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Fragment of a journal kept by Benjamin Green of the sixth voyage of the East India Company ship the
Trades Increase(Captain Henry Middleton). The journal starts on 15 November 1610 in Moha [Mocha] and ends at Bantam [Banten] on 22 December 1612.The journal consists of monthly entries with information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other ships, deaths of crewmembers, and general observations. The journal relates different events that happened during the voyage; trade relations with the Aga of Moha and working trade relations with different Agas in the Redde [Red] Sea; information of the capture of the captain and the crew around Zenan [San’a]; sightings of other vessels, and contact with other English ships, like the Peppercorn; interaction with the native populations, and general remarks. On the last folio of the journal (f 20) there is a fragment from a play, in different handwriting.Notable places: Mecca, Medina, Yeamen [Yemen], Aden, Siam, Zenan, Moha, Succatra [Socotra], Surat, and Bantam.1 volume (20 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 23; 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.
Volume containing extracts from journals kept by Captain Thomas Best during various voyages between 1612 and 1617.Folios 2-4 cover a voyage aboard the
Hosianderfrom Surat, India, to Achene [Banda Aceh, Indonesia], January 1612 [New Style date 1613]-April 1613.Folios 6-8 contain an account of a voyage aboard the
Lionfrom the Cape of Good Hope to Surat, June-October 1615.Folios 9-10 contain an account of a voyage aboard the
Hosianderfrom Daman, India, to Surat, September 1612.Folios 11-18 contain instructions for sailing from England to Indonesia.Folios 20-53 cover a voyage aboard the
Jamesfrom England to Surat, March 1615 [New Style date 1616]-September 1616, from Surat to Jasquet [Bandar-e Jask, Iran] and back, November 1616-February 1616 [New Style date 1617], and from Surat to Bantam [Banten, Java, Indonesia], March-July 1617.The extracts contain information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other ships, and general observations.1 volume (59 folios)Each extract is recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 53; 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.
Journal of the voyage of the
Hector, Solomon, and
New Year’s Giftfrom England to Bantam [Banten], Java, 28 February 1613 [New Style date 28 February 1614] to 15 June 1617, written by John Munden of the
Hectorship. The journal contains daily entries with monthly columns. There are brief entries for the year 1616. The journal doesn't mention which ships returned.The journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information under the following column headings: latitude, leagues, course, wind, and general remarks. When the ship is at anchor or sailing near shore, the entries consist of general remarks.Notable places mentioned include the following: Delisha (a port town on the coast of Socotra), Suratt [Surat], the coast of India, Summatra [Sumatra], and Java.The journal mentions the cargo, e.g. pepper on the
Hector(f 22). Also included are drawings of the Cape of Degulias [Cape Agulhas], Cape Falsa [False Bay], and the Cape of Good Hope (ff 26-27).1 volume (38 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate 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 42; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.
This volume consists of a journal kept by Richard Swanley of journeys on board the East India Company ships the
Jonasand the
Lyon[
Lion].The journal contains the following:Daily entries (although there are not entries for every day) mainly recording winds and the weather, and the course and progress of the shipMonthly tables recording the following: day of the month, course, leagues, winds, latitude, longitude, East or West, variation, and Easterly or Westerly (although again there are not entries for every day of the month, and there are not entries for every month).The volume includes Swanley’s journal for a journey from Tilbury to Surratt [Surat] (folios 6 to 24), with Swanley initially serving as Master’s Mate in the
Jonas, commanded by Captain John Weddell. The
Jonasset sail from Tilbury on 17 March 1620 [New Style date 1621], with the
Whaleand the
Dolphin, and was later joined by the
Lyon[
Lion]. Swanley records events including the ship anchoring at St Augustine’s Bay on 23 July 1621, and Swally [Suvali, near the city of Surat] on 26 September 1621, after which the ship anchored at Jasquis [Jask] on 14 November 1621, and Kishme [Qishm] on 23 January 1621 [1622]. The entries in this part of the journal are dated 19 March 1620 [1621] to 27 December 1622.This is followed by Swanley recording that they set sail from Qishm on 4 February 1621 [1622], and that on 7 February 1621 [1622], Swanley joined the
Lionat Combrom [Bandar Abbas, also spelled Combroom in this volume], bound for Surat, with the
Roseand the
Richard, anchoring near the Bar of Surat on 27 February 1621 [1622] (folios 25 to 26). The entries in this part of the journal are dated 4 February 1621 [1622] to 27 February 1621 [1622].Following this, Swanley records the journey from the Port of Swaley [Suvali, near Surat city, also spelled Swalley in this volume] to the Red Sea in the
Lion, accompanied by the
Roseand the
Richard, with five merchants, and back again to Suvali (folios 27 to 36). Swanley records events including leaving the Port of Suvali on 24 March 1621 [1622], Socratore [Socotra] being seen on 2 May 1622, land on the Coast of Arabia being seen on 22 May 1622, and the ship anchoring at Mocha on 9 June 1622. The entries in this part of the journal are dated 14 March 1621 [1622] to 27 December 1622.Swanley then records his journey from Surat to England in the
Jonas, with the
Londonand
Lion(folios 38 to 53). He records setting sail from the Port of Suvali on 18 December 1622, and other events such as the Comoro Islands being seen on 31 January 1622 [1623], and the ship anchoring at St Helena on 8 April 1623. The entries in this part of the journal are dated 18 December 1622 to 22 July 1623.The volume includes some annotations in pencil from a later date.1 volume (54 folios)The volume is mostly arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear; however some folios are not bound in chronological order within the volume (folio 15 should follow folio 11, folio 17 should follow folio 18, and folio 18 should precede folio 16).Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 56; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-53; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The volume is part of the Marine Department Records, Ships’ Journals. Inscribed: ‘
Refugeoverset near Bantam.
Mary Royallfrom Bantam to England’. The Journal records the loss of the ship
RefugeWhich foundered three leagues southwest from Bantam Road, in 1628. And the ship
Mary Royal’s voyage from Bantam to England in 1629. Also mentioned is the ship
Falconat Bantam in 1628 (on folio 2). Among the places mentioned in the volume are Bantam, Battavia [Batavia], Suraat [Surat], Cape of Good Hope, Sant Ellino [St Helena], Cape Verde and Plimmouth [Plymouth].1 volume (16 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 first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 16; 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.Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.
Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship
Charlesfrom England to Surat (Captain John Weddell, Master John Elsmore), 1629-30 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left the Downes [Downs], 10 April 1629; 14 August 1629, Molila [Moheli]; 9 October 1629, Swallow Howle [Suvali, Surat]; 20 January 1629 [New Style date 20 January 1630], Commerun [Bandar Abbas]; 17 March 1629 [New Style date 17 March 1630], Suvali; 4 June 1630, Morrishes [Mauritius]; 23 October 1630, left Cap bonsperance [Cape of Good Hope].The ship was at Swally Hole from 9 October to 19 December 1729, and from 17 March 1629/30 to 12 April 1630.Inscribed on the front (inner) cover of the volume: 'Charles, London, Discovery, Reformation, & Samuel', and, (in the case of the first three ships) 'under Capt John Weddall'. The word 'London' also appears on this cover (erased), and the date '1629'.Also inscribed: 'A jurnall of a voyadg [voyage] to the East India set out by the honorable companye of marchants trayding for thos parts in the yeare of our lord 1629 in this voydg were imployed 4 ships the Charles the london the Discovery & reformation & the samuell captaine john weddall being the Chefe Commander of the flet Ceept [kept] by nicholas sharpe M[aster's] matte [Mate] of the Charles the which voyag the lord prosper Amen' (folio 1).The journal contains regular dated entries, and summary comments in the left hand margin.The journal records: navigational information; weather; commodities carried, references to the other ships with which the
Charlessailed in convoy; sightings of Dutch and Portuguese ships; and general remarks.The journal employs Old Style (Julian calendar) dates only.1 volume (34 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 first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 34; 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. Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.
Journal of the voyage of the
Blessingfrom England to Surett [Surat], and back, 16 March 1629 [New Style date 16 March 1630] to 30 April 1633. The journal contains daily entries with date and annotations in the margin.The journal records: navigational information; weather; sea conditions; the ballasting, supplying, and provisioning of the ship; the maintenance of the ship; transport of East India Company officers and soldiers; details of the other ships with which the
Blessingsailed in convoy; contact with other British ships; sightings of country ships and other vessels; occasional remarks on encounters with birds, fish, and other marine animals; commodities carried; private trade; deaths of crewmembers; and general remarks.1 file (93 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate 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 97; 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 86-95, which have not been digitised.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Journal of the voyages of the
Discoveryand the
Londonkept by William Speare between 1633 and 1637.Folios 5-92 cover the following voyages of the
Discovery(Captain William Morris):England to Surratt [Surat, India], March-November 1633, via St Lawrence [Madagascar], Comoros and Comorone [Bandar Abbas, Iran]Surratt to Comorone and back, January-April 1634Surratt to Massipitan [Machilipatnam, India], April-September 1634, via Morisheus [Mauritius], St Lawrence and ComorosMassipitan to Comorone, December 1634-March 1635Comorone to Bumbee [Bombay, India], April-May 1635Bumbee to Syndie [Karachi, Pakistan], September-November 1635, via SurrattSyndie to Surratt, January-March 1636, via Comorone.Folios 93-132 cover the following voyages of the
London(Captain Matthew Wills):Surratt to Massipitan, May-June 1636, via Gorre [Goa, India]Massipitan to Bantam [Banten, Java, Indonesia], August-October 1636Bantam to England, January-July 1637.The journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other ships, and general observations.1 volume (151 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 155; 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 133-153, which have not been digitised.
Journal of the voyage of the
Discoveryfrom England to Surratt [Surat], and Persia (Captain William Morris, Master Richard Monk), 1633-37: 23 July 1633, Bay of St Augustine; 12 August 1633, Commorowe [Comoros]; 19 September 1633, Commoroone [Bandar Abbas]; 7 November 1633, Sarat [Surat]; 28 February 1634, Cumborroone [Bandar Abbas]; 8 April 1634, Surat; 20 June 1634, Maurrisshes [Mauritius]; 8 September 1634, Meslupotane [Masulipatam]; 1 February 1635, Honnor [Onore]; 28 March 1635, Gumborroune [Bandar Abbas]; 2 May 1635, Bomebay [Bombay]; 2 October 1635, Deman [Daman]; 20 October 1635, Surat; 4 February 1636, Gumberronn [Bandar Abbas]; 17 March 1636, Surat; 11 July 1636, Morriusses [Mauritius]; 26 September 1636, S Ellena [St Helena]; 21 January 1637, the Dowens [Downs].The
Discoverywas at Gombroon (various spellings) [Bandar Abbas] in September 1633, February 1634, March 1635, and February 1636.Inscribed on front cover: 'March 1632/33 Palsgrave, Discovery, Reformation, Comfort' (these were the four ships that comprised the fleet on the outward voyage of the
Discovery).The volume commences as the Journal of the
Palsgrave, kept by Richard Forder, Master's Mate aboard the
Palsgrave, from 7 March to 9 April 1633 (folios 1-11). However, following the death of one of the Master's Mates aboard the
Discovery, Forder left the
Palsgraveat the request of her Captain, and went aboard the
Discovery. Thereafter the volume comprises the Journal of the
Discovery, from 10 April 1633 to 31 January 1637 (folios 11-119). Note in margin: 'A Journall kept by mee Richard ffoorder [...] ship Discovery' (folio 11).The Journal contains daily entries recording navigational information, winds, weather, the provisioning of the ship, and general remarks. The volume also contains monthly tables of navigational data.1 volume (123 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 127; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains a pagination sequence.
There is an original title on the front cover of the volume, but it is largely illegible; the title is taken from the rebound spine of the volume.Journal of the voyage of the
Mary(referred to as the 'Marie') from England to Surratt [Surat] (Captain James Slade), 1636-40: 14 April 1636, the Downes [Downs]; 12 July 1636, Cape Bonesperance [Cape of Good Hope]; 6 August 1636, Augusteene Bay [St Augustine's Bay]; 26 August 1636, Johanna [Anjouan]; 4 October 1636, Surat; 25 December 1636, Gombroone [Bandar Abbas]; 28 January 1637, Surat; 21 March 1637, Bandar Abbas; 26 April 1637, Surat; 18 May-13 September 1637, Bombay; 30 November 1637, St. Thomaye [St Thomé]; 16 January 1638, Pullecatt [Pulicat]; 31 January 1638, Callicutt [Calicut]; 12 February 1638, Goa; 4 March 1638, Surat; 14 May 1638, Moka [Mocha]; 23 August 1638, Aden; 24 September 1638, Surat; 5 May 1639, Cape Bonesperance [Cape of Good Hope]; forced back to St Augustine's Bay (arrives 3 July 1639); 29 December 1639, Downs.The Journal was kept by William Bayley. The
Marywas at Bandar Abbas from 25 to 26 December 1636, and 21 March to 11 April 1637, and at Mocha and Aden, between May and August 1638.The Journal contains daily entries recording navigational information, winds, weather, details of punishments inflicted on members of the crew for various offences, deaths of crewmembers, the provisioning of the ship, and general remarks.1 volume (100 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 first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 95; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the middle top 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.Condition: the volume has suffered considerable damage at the edges of each folio, with consequent loss of the ends of many lines of text on the right-hand sides of the rectos, and the partial and complete loss of many entries in the left-hand margins of the versos.
Titre original : A relation of a journey begun An. Dom. 1610 : foure bookes containing a description of the Turkish Empire, of Aegypt, of the Holy Land, of the remote parts of Italy and islands adjoyningNumérisé par le partenaire. Plusieurs annotations manuscrites en fin de volumeAppartient à l’ensemble documentaire : BbLevt0Descriptions et voyagesRécits de voyages
Journal of the voyage of the
Recoveryfrom Balasore, India, to Comoroone [Bandar Abbas, Iran] and back, January-September 1681, and from Balasore to Maldava [Maldives] and back, February-August 1682 (Captain John Hallewell). The return journey on the first voyage included a visit to Muscat in August 1681.The journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other ships, deaths of crewmembers, and general observations.The journal ends with a page of instructions (folio 36) for a return voyage to England.1 file (24 folios)The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 13, and terminates at f 36, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Oral narrative of a Turkish folktale collected by Professor Ahmet Edip Uysal, Dr. Waren Walker and Barbara Walker (Mrs. Warren Walker). Each narrative was translated into English by native Turkish speakers (mostly students), paid for by the Walkers, who then edited the translations.
Ledger of the
Montagu(Captain John Caulier), to accompany her voyage to Surrat [Surat], 1699-1702. The ship called at Gombroon [Bandar Abbas] in November 1700.The ledger contains the accounts of pay and other financial records of each of the ship's crewmembers.There is a list of the ship's crew, giving 'quality' [rank or occupation], and account of the two months' imprest paid [advance of wages] on folios 10-11.There are lists of personal goods on folio 53 (dated 15 June 1700), and folios 63-64 (including the effects of Henry Cook, died 30 November 1699).1 volume (94 folios)There is an alphabetical index of names on folios 4-10, which refers to the accounts of individual crewmembers within the volume, in accordance with the original foliation.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 75-94, which have not been digitised.
Ledger of the
Rooke(Captain George Simmons), to accompany her voyage to Surratt [Surat] and China, 1699-1702. The ship called at Gombroon [Bandar Abbas] in December 1701.The ledger contains the accounts of pay and other financial records of each of the ship's crewmembers.The ledger includes a list of the ship's crew, giving 'quality' [rank or occupation], and account of the two months' imprest paid [advance of wages], dated London, 21 July 1699 (folio 12r); a list of the ship's crew, giving quality, and account of river pay paid [a sum paid to the crews of ships that were ready to sail], dated Gravesend, August 1699 (folio 12v); a list of men entered on board the
Rookesince her arrival in the East Indies (folio 13r); and a list of all the men that are dead, run, and discharged from the
Rooke(folios 13-14).1 volume (65 folios)There is an alphabetical index of names on folios 4-10, which refers to the accounts of individual crewmembers within the volume, in accordance with the original foliation.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 67; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
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.
The volume that contains this Journal has the title: 'Benjamin's Journall Jno. Bronne Comd. to Surt. & Bombay. Begun 13th. Octobr. 1694. Ended 27th. Jany. 1697/8. Do. 2nd. Voya. to ffort St. George begun 26th. October 1698. Ended 30th. Septr. 1700.'Journal of the voyage of the
Benjaminfrom St Jago [Santiago, Cape Verde] towards Surratt [Surat], and back to England (Captain John Brown), 1694-1698. The
Benjaminwas at Gombroone [Bandar Abbas] from 11 to 22 February 1696.There are some notes and figures at the front of the volume (folio 4), and at the end of the volume (second last folio before back cover), which may relate to this Journal.The Journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information, winds, weather, contact with English ships, deaths of crewmembers, and general remarksThe record is part of a volume containing two separate log books:
Benjamin: Journal, 1694-98 (folios 3-75, IOR/L/MAR/A/XCVII ff.3-75); and
Benjamin: Journal, 1698-1700 (folios 78-124, IOR/L/MAR/A/XCVII ff.78-124)..1 file (73 folios)The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 3, and terminates at f 75, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Ledger of the
Discovery(Captain John Evans), to accompany her voyage from England to Mocha and back, 1700-02.The ledger contains the accounts of pay and other financial records of each of the ship's crewmembers.There is a list of the ship's crew on folio 10.1 volume (51 folios)There is an alphabetical index of names on folios 4-9, which refers to the accounts of individual crewmembers within the volume, in accordance with the original foliation.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 41; 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 42-51, which have not been digitised.
Journal of the voyage of the
Sceptrefrom England to Bombay, October 1695-April 1697, and from Bombay bound for Mocho [Mocha], April-June 1697 (Captain George Phenney).The Journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other ships, deaths of crewmembers, general observations, and transcripts of relevant documents.Entries include: sailing instructions given by Captain Warren, Commander of His Majesty's Ship the
Windsor(folios 5-6); a list of the ship's officers, with an armorial seal (a cross moline within a border, an esquire's helmet, the crest a lion passant) against each name (folio 7); and instructions from the General and Council of Bombay, and commission to destroy and seize pirate vessels, 10 April 1697 (folios 26-27).1 volume (35 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 first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 33; 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 ending flyleaves.
The Journal records the voyage of the frigate
Chambersfrom England to the Bay of Bengal and Surratt [Surat], and back, 1695-99 (Captain Thomas South), including a voyage from Surat to Mocha and back, in March-September 1698.The Journal consists of daily entries concerning navigation, winds, weather, contact with other vessels, deaths of crewmembers and slaves, commodities, and some general remarks.1 volume (94 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 96; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Journal of the voyage of the
Charles IIfrom England to Surratt [Surat] and Persia, and back, 1695-98 (Captain John Dorrill). The ship visited Gombroon [Bandar Abbas] three times, and Muscat twice, between 28 March and 16 October 1697.The Journal consists of daily entries covering navigational information, winds, weather, contact with other East India Company ships and English men-of-war; sightings of other vessels, deaths of crewmembers, commodities carried, and general remarks.1 volume (101 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 103; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Ledger of the
Arabia Factor(Captain Abraham Jackson), to accompany her voyage to Mocha, 1701-03.The ledger contains the accounts of pay and other financial records of each of the ship's crewmembers.There is a list of the ship's crew, giving quality [rank] and wages on folio 71.The volume also contains miscellaneous (inserted) accounting papers relating to certain other East India Company ships, circa 1711-15, on folios 4-64, and folios 120-121. These papers include: passenger property lists (folios 4-5); lists of wages; notes and calculations; lists of ships; accounting and wages records of the ships
Tankervile[
Tankerville],
Aurengzeb,
Hallifax[
Halifax],
Kathrine[
Katherine],
Abington,
Mary,
Howland,
Montague,
Toddington,
Success,
Rochester,and
Sarum; certificates of the examination of goods (folios 49-63, passim); wages records of the
Arabia Merchantand
London; manifest of goods to be laden aboard the
Grantham; and wages records of the
St George(folios 120-121).1 volume (133 folios)There is an alphabetical index of names on folios 65-70, which refers to the accounts of individual crewmembers within the volume, in accordance with the original foliation.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 93; 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 94-133, which have not been digitised.
Ledger of the
Macclesfield(spelled 'Mackelsfield' in the volume's title) [Captain Thomas Roberts/John Hurle], to accompany her voyage from England to Bombay and back, 1701-02. The ship called at Muscat and Mocha in 1702.The ledger contains the accounts of pay and other financial records of each of the ship's crewmembers.There is a list of the ship's crew on folios 10-11.1 volume (68 folios)There is an alphabetical index of names on folios 1-6, which refers to the accounts of individual crewmembers within the volume, in accordance with the original foliation.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 57; 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.
Ledger of the
Macclesfield(spelled 'Macclesfeild' in the volume's title) [Captain Thomas Roberts/John Hurle], to accompany her voyage from England to Bombay and back, 1701-02. The ship called at Muscat and Mocha in 1702.The ledger contains the accounts of pay and other financial records of each of the ship's crewmembers.There is a list of the ship's crew, detailing wages per month and wages due, attached to folio 4, and a further list of the ship's crew, giving quality [rank] on folio 10.1 volume (58 folios)There is an alphabetical index of names on folios 4-9, which refers to the accounts of individual crewmembers within the volume, in accordance with the original foliation.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 45; 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 46-58, which have not been digitised.
Journal of the voyage of the
Rooke(also spelled
Rook), from England to Suratt [Surat] and China (Captain George Symons, also spelled Simmonds and Simmons), 1699-1702. The
Rookewas at Gumberoon (also referred to as Bunderrabassa) [Bandar Abbas] from 12-29 December 1701.The Journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information, winds, weather, contact with English ships, sightings of other vessels, and general remarks.The Journal includes a sketch of the ship in the harbour at Maderas [Madeira] (folio 4), a report of an incident of piracy (folio 6), the report that a crewmember had apparently drowned himself (folio 13), sketches of seabirds and whales (folios 14-15), a sketch of the ship in a storm (folio 16), a sketch of a Maldive boat (folio 25), a sketch of the ship at Quylon [Quilon] (folio 27), sketches of coastline, a sketch of the ship at Carwarr [Karwar] (folio 29), a sketch of the ship at Goa (folio 30), a descriptive account entitled 'Some Descriptions of the Kingdom of China' (folios 48-49), and a description of Bandar Abbas (folios 80-81).1 volume (132 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 87; 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 88-125, which have not been digitised.
Journal of the voyage of the
Discoveryfrom England to Mocha and back, 1700-02 [Captain John Evans]. The
Discoverywas at Mocha from 27 May to 25 August, and at Succatra [Socotra] from 9 to 17 October.The Journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information under the following column headings: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Course, Wind, and general remarks. When the ship is at anchor, or sailing near shore, the entries consist of general remarks.The remarks include sightings of other vessels, contact with other English ships, availability of ports (folio 55), and news of the death of King William III (folio 67).1 volume (90 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 68; 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 69-90, which have not been digitised.
Journal (compiled by Samuel Goodman) of the voyage of the
Martha, from England to Bombay (Captain Thomas Raynes [Raines]), 1700-02. The
Marthawas at Gombroon (variously spelled) [Bandar Abbas] from 10 July to 27 September 1701.Inscribed within volume: 'Jurnell in ye Shipp Martha By mee Samel. Goodman 1700.' (folio 1).The Journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information, winds, weather, commodities carried, and general remarks.There are also numerous rough sketches of stretches of coastline, including one depicting 'Gommeroone Mountaine' on folio 112.The entry for 27 October 1700 includes a description and sketch of a 'sea duck' (folio 43).1 volume (144 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 first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 140; 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.
Journal (compiled by John Carswell [Chief Mate]) of the voyage of the
Phoenixfrom England to Fort St George at Madras, Bangall [Bengal], and Persia, and back (Captain Thomas Lambert), 1700-03. The
Phoenixwas at Gomorun [Bandar Abbas] from 25 April to 30 May 1702.The Journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information, winds, weather, contact with other English ships, sightings of other vessels, commodities carried, and general remarks.The Journal includes a pencil sketch of the Bay of St Jago [Santiago, Cape Verde], showing the fort and town, and the island of Fogo to the west, on folios 1-2.1 volume (183 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 first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 180; 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 flyleaf. The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 94-180, which have not been digitised.
Journal of the voyage of the
Loyal Bliss(also spelled
Loyall Bless) from England to Bombay and back [Captain Robert Hudson], 1700-04, including a voyage from Surratt [Surat] to Persia in 1702. The
Loyal Blisswas at Gombroone [Bandar Abbas] from 29 June to 9 October 1702.The Journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information (entered under the column headings H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Co. [Course], Wind), weather, news of war with the French (folio 66), and general remarks.1 volume (140 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 first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 133; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled and are located in the bottom 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.
Journal of the voyage of the
Maryfrom England to Surrat [Surat] (Captain Christopher Lyell), 1702-06: 22 August 1702, leaves Spithead; 16 January 1703, Cape Bona Esprance [Cape of Good Hope]; 4 May 1703, Point de Galle; 17 January 1704, Cochin [Kochi]; 16 February 1704, Carwar [Karwar]; 5 March 1704, Bombay; 20 March 1704, Surat; 31 May 1704, Point de Galle; 1 November 1704, Bombay; 5 January 1705, Gambroon [Bandar Abbas]; 12 April 1705, Bombay; 17 April 1705, Surat; 4 November 1705, Bombay; 12 December 1705, Cochin; 27 February 1706, Cape of Good Hope; 15 July 1706, the Texell [Texel]; 17 August 1706, The Nore. The
Marywas at Bandar Abbas from 5 January to 28 March 1705.The first page of the Journal is headed: 'A Journal of my intended voyge [sic] by God's Permission in the good Ship MARY from ENGLAND towards SURRAT in the EAST INDIES: August the 14th: 1702' (folio 1).The Journal contains daily entries recording navigational information, winds, weather, and sightings of other ships.The record is part of a volume containing three separate log books:
Mary: Journal, 1702-06 (IOR/L/MAR/B/261A(1));
Mary: Journal, 1711-13 (IOR/L/MAR/B/261A(2)); and
Mary: Journal, 1717-19 (IOR/L/MAR/B/261B).1 file (72 folios)The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 72; 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.
Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship the
Loyal Cooke(written in the journal as the Loyall Cooke) from England to China, Madras [Chennai] and Bengal (Captain Richard Bolton), 4 February 1703/4 to 12 October 1707. The
Loyal Cookedeparted from the Downs on 4 February 1703/4, and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations (dates are those of arrival): 23 June 1704, Batavia [Jakarta]; 8 August 1704, Emoy [Xiamen]; 20 February 1704/5, Malacca; 29 April 1705, Madras; 27 July 1705, Ballasore [Balashore]; 9 October 1705, Calcutta [Kolkata]; 29 January 1705/6, Callicutt [Kozhikode]; 31 March 1706, Gombron [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; 18 July 1706, Madras; 10 January 1707, Cape Bona Esprance [Cape of Good Hope]; 8 September 1707, Texell [Texel]; 12 October 1707, Deptford.The main part of the journal is a log book containing daily entries (although not for every day of the voyage) in seven columns: [Latitude by Observation, Latitude by Account, and Meridian Distance from a stated location], H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses, Winds, and a final column containing the date, remarks, and navigational observations. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only. Information provided by these notes includes observations of weather and currents, sightings of land or other vessels, employment of the crew, and other miscellaneous remarks.The entries are double-dated, providing the dates in both Julian and Gregorian calendars.1 file (130 folios)The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 130; 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.
File containing fragments of two journals for two East India Company ships. The journals are as follows: journal of the
Abingdon(folios 82-89), Captain John Goodfellow and Robert Pye, Chief Mate; journal of the
Josiah(folios 90-137), Captain Randall Pye and Robert Pye, Chief Mate. The
Abingdonjournal covers the ship's voyage between Bombay [Mumbai] and Suratt [Surat], 20 November 1704-10 March 1705. The
Josiahjournal covers the ship's voyage between Bombay and Cape Comarene [Kanyakumari], 11 March 1705-22 April 1706.The
Abingdonjournal contains daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other East India Company ships as well as Dutch ships, deaths of crewmembers and general observations.The
Josiahjournal contains daily entries in two different formats. Firstly, daily entries written in a journal style (folios 97-111, 113-124). Secondly daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds &c., and Remarks (folios 90-96, 112 and 125-137). Both parts have different handwriting. When the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The journal records navigational information, weather, contact with other East India Company ships as well as Dutch ships, commodities carried, and other remarks. The journal contains coast drawings (folios 96, 117). Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style (Julian) and New Style (Gregorian) calendars. Each ship is mentioned as a companion in the journal of the other ship.The route of the
Abingdonis given as follows: Bombay, November 1704; Surratt, December 1704.The route of the
Josiahis given as follows: Bombay, March 1705; Persian Gulf, April 1705; coast of Arabia, November 1705; Bombay, December 1705; Pigeon Island, [Netrani Island], February 1706; Cape Comarene, February 1706.1 file (66 folios)The journals entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 81, and terminates at f 146; it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship
Donegal(referred to throughout as 'Donegall') from England to Bengal and Mocha, and back (Captain Henry Cliff), 1708-11 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): set off in convoy from the Downs, 9 April 1708; left St Hellens [St Helens], 24 May 1708; 27 August 1708, Cape Good Hope [Cape of Good Hope]; 18 January 1708 [Old Style]/18 January 1709 [New Style], Ballasore [Balasore]; 24 January 1708 [Old Style]/24 January 1709 [New Style], Rouges River [Rogues River]; 20 April 1709, Fort St Davids [Fort St David]; 6 May 1709, Madarass [Madras]; 11 June 1709, Vizagapatam [Visakhapatnam]; 3 August 1709, Callcutta [Calcutta]; 3 January 1709 [Old Style]/3 January 1710 [New Style], Rogues River; 11 April 1710, Mocha; 13 September 1710, Carrwar [Carwar, Karwar]; 8 December 1710, Cape of Good Hope; 23 July 1711, the Texell [Texel]; 9 August 1711, Deptford.The journal contains daily entries in nine columns: Lattd. [latitude]; [day of the month]; H [hour]; K [knots]; F [fathoms]; Courses; Winds; [date and remarks]; Mer. Dist. Long. [meridional distance longitude]. This information is recorded in less detail following the ship's departure from Mocha. When the ship is at anchor or close to shore, entries consist of remarks only, including marginal notes of cargoes taken aboard and landed.The journal is double-dated where necessary, giving both Old and New Style dates.The journal records: navigational information; weather; contact with other Company, and Her Majesty's ships; details of the ships with which the
Donegalsailed in convoy; sightings of country ships, and other vessels; commodities carried (especially coffee at Mocha); and deaths of crew members.1 volume (105 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 107; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The journal of the East India Company ship
Blenheimis part of the Marine Department Records, Ships' Journals. Inscribed: 'Captain Abraham Parrots Jurnall [Journal] Off [of] My Voyage To Mocha And Bombay In the Blenheim From England In the Year off [of] our Lord 1709'. The logbook contains daily entries in five columns: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses, and Winds. The log provides general navigational information, notes of sightings of other vessels, when the ship is at anchor, weather conditions, and records of declination, Lattd [latitude], Mirridd [Meridian], and dist [distance]. The log also contains records of various types of birds seen during the journey. The entries consist of remarks only.The log records the observations and accidents in the ship
Blenheimfrom England towards Mocha (also spelled Moha) in the Red Sea. On the way to Mocha, the
Blenheimpassed the East End of Madera [Madeira], Ascention [Ascension Island], Cape Bone Esperanca [Cape of Good Hope], Point Primero, Cape Laguillas [L'Agulhas], Island of St Lawrence [Madagascar], Cape Guardufoiy/Aromera [Cape Guardafui/ Aromata], and Babellmandell [Bab al-Mandel Strait].Upon arrival at Mocha, the main goods sent ashore were firearms, glassware, sword blades, bars of iron, and clothes, and the only items taken on board were bales of coffee. From Mocha, the
Blenheimmade its way back to England via Bombay, Cape of Good Hope, and Holland.1 volume (100 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 102; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Journal of the East India Company ship
Somersby John Sparks, third mate. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Bombay and its return to England, between 11 November 1711 and 28 March 1715 (Captain Eustace Peacock).The journal contains daily entries in two different formats. Firstly, daily entries written in a journal style (folios 3-6, 8-10, and 30-31). Secondly, daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds &c., and Remarks (folios 12-27; 32-127). When the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The journal records the following: navigational information; weather; contact with other East India Company ships, French ships, a Dutch ship, a Portuguese ship, a European ship and country ships; commodities carried; general remarks.The journal also includes:A list of the crew with their age and nationality (folios 5-6)A list of the soldiers onboard (folios 49)Remarks in the margins, written in pencil (folios 30, 45, 51, 71, 78, 107)Notes about the deaths of crewmembers, some including a small sketch depicting the deceased (folios 15, 16, 21, 32, 41, 43, 57, 58, 59, 62, 98)A mention of sickness on the ship (folio 16)A mention of birds seen (folio 43).Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style (Julian) and New Style (Gregorian) calendars.At the front of the journal (folio 1) is the inscription: ‘Second mate jounall of the ship Sommers received 14 June 1715’.The journal records the ship's arrival at the following places: the Downs, 15 April 1712; Snt Jago [Santiago, Cape Verde], 30 May 1712; Table Bay, Cape Bona Esperanca [Cape of Good Hope], 15 August 1712; Anjengo, 18 November 1712; Cochin [Kochi], 28 November 1712; Calicut [Kozhikode], 6 December 1712; Goa, 14 December 1712; Bombay [Mumbai], 27 December 1712, Surratt [Surat], 24 January 1712/13; Bombay, 15 March 1712/13; Arabian Coast, 27 April 1713; Muscat, 4 May 1713; Gombaroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās], 13 May 1713; Maderass [Madras, i.e. Chennai], 8 August 1713; Balasore, 23 September 1713; Calcutta [Kolkata], 19 October 1713; Anjengo, 8 Jan 1713/14; Tellicherry [Thalassery], 17 January 1713/14; Goa, 27 January 1713/14; Bombay, 5 February 1713/14; Surat, 23 February 1713/14; Bombay, 23 March 1713/14; Pondicherry, 17 May 1713/14; Madras [Chennai], 19 May 1713/14; Cape Bona Esperanca, 31 October 1713/14; Lisbon, 12 February 1714/15; Coast of France, 24 March 1714/15.1 file (133 folios)The journal entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 133; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.