Recovery: Journal

IOR/L/MAR/A/LXXII ff.13-36

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The record is made up of 1 file (24 folios). It was created in 27 Jan 1681-Feb 1683. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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Journal of the voyage of the Recovery from 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.

Extent and format

1 file (24 folios)

Arrangement

The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

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 The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

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Original held at: British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/L/MAR/A/LXXII ff.13-36
Date(s): 27 Jan 1681-Feb 1683 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Ships logsMarine navigationWeatherTrade (practice)
Places: Comoroone
People & organisations: Recovery

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Reference: IOR/L/MAR/A/LXXII ff.13-36
Title: Recovery: Journal
Pages: 13r:36v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence