'Log (incomplete) of the Loyall Cooke 1703-1707'
IOR/L/MAR/B/130A
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The record is made up of 1 file (130 folios). It was created in 27 Dec 1703-12 Oct 1707. 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 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 Cooke departed 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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (130 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 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 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
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- Archival file
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- 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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- Archive reference
- IOR/L/MAR/B/130A
- Date(s)
- 27 Dec 1703-12 Oct 1707 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Ships logsTrade (practice)WeatherMarine navigation
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- BataviaEmoyMalaccaBallasoreCallicuttGombron
- People & organisations
- Loyal Cooke
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- IOR/L/MAR/B/130A
- Title
- 'Log (incomplete) of the Loyall Cooke 1703-1707'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:4v, 5ar:5av, 6r:129v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence