Publication Date
1695/1697
Publication Place
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Qatar National Library
Subject
Ships logs | Trade (practice) | Piracy | Marine navigation | Weather | more | less
Type
Book
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
35
Physical Dimensions
1 volume (35 folios)
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
81055/vdc_100000001273.0x000390_ar | 81055/vdc_100000001273.0x000390_en | IOR/L/MAR/A/CII
Record ID
81055%2Fvdc_100000001273.0x000390_dlme
Library Location
British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Date
1695/1697
Notes
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. | more | less
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British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers
