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'Short observations of the 3. viage 1607 in the Dragon' [4r] (12/28)
The record is made up of 1 volume (8 folios). It was created in 12 Mar 1607-5 Oct 1609. 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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The volume consists of a summary of the original journal of William Keeling concerning the Third Voyage of the East India Company to India, 1607-10. The summary was probably drawn up by an East India Company scribe in London. The extracts relate to Keeling's service as Captain successively of the Dragon , 1607-08, and the Hector , 1608-09. Keeling instructed the Dragon to set sail for England on 23 November 1608 (folio 4).
The two ships concerned were the Dragon [full title the Red Dragon ]: voyage to Bantam, 1607-09 (Captain William Keeling, later Gabriell Towerson), and Hector: voyage to Surat and Bantam (Captain William Hawkins, later William Keeling), 1607-10.
The Dragon left the Downs on 12 April 1607; reached Saldania [Saldanha, Cape of Good Hope] on 17 December 1607, anchored at Abderacaria [Abd al Kuri, Socotra] on 25 April 1608, was at Priaman [Pariaman, Indonesia] in July 1608, and was at Bantam [Banten, Indonesia] from October to November 1608. The Hector was at Banda [the Banda Islands] from February 1608 [New Style date February 1609] to August 1609, and at Bantam from August to October 1609.
Note on front cover: '12 March 1606/7. Dragon, Consent, Hector' and '1606/7. 3Voyage' (folio 2).
Inscribed: 'The princepall notes of the third voyadge [sic] to the East Indies by William Keelinge [Keeling] Governor Begunne the 12th of March Ann. Domino 1607' (folio 3).
The summary covers: general navigational information; winds; the provisioning of the ship; descriptions of trading activity; commodities traded (especially pepper, spices, and cloth); references to Dutch trading activity; and general remarks.
The decision to establish an English factory An East India Company trading post. at Bantam, with Augustine Spaulding as Chief Factor, is described on folio 5.
The dates of the entries (where indicated) are Old Style (Julian calendar).
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- 1 volume (8 folios)
- Arrangement
The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 12; 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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- IOR/L/MAR/A/VI
- Title
- 'Short observations of the 3. viage 1607 in the Dragon'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:11v, 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