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Mary : Journal [‎8v] (24/152)

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The record is made up of 1 file (72 folios). It was created in 14 Aug 1702-17 Aug 1706. 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 Mary from 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 Mary was 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).

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1 file (72 folios)
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The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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

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