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KEENE, HENRY

A JOURNALL BY GODS PERMISSION OF OUR INTENDED VOYAGE TO BORNEO IN THE EAST INDIES IN THE SEAFORD, CAPT. MARTIN GARDINER COMANDER. BY HENRY KEENE. COMMENCING FROM MONDAY THE 3RD DAY OF MAY, ANNO DMI. 1703. 3 MAY 1703-8 AUGUST 1706

A JOURNALL BY GODS PERMISSION OF OUR INTENDED VOYAGE TO BORNEO IN THE EAST INDIES IN THE SEAFORD, CAPT. MARTIN GARDINER COMANDER. BY HENRY KEENE. COMMENCING FROM MONDAY THE 3RD DAY OF MAY, ANN
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EAST INDIA COMPANY JOURNAL & LOG

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Manuscripts, Travel & Exploration

Manuscript, folio (315 x 200mm.), 174pp, paper label to upper cover, contemporary vellum, some light marginal browning, binding soiled, spine worn.

The Seaford’s voyage to Borneo took in various south-east Asian locations, including Batavia, Banjarmasin, Pulo Condore, and the Cambodian coast, returning via the Cape of Good Hope.

The East India Company trading post at Pulo Condore, an island of the coast of Cochinchina and was established in 1701 as a stepping-stone for trade with China and also for the cultivation of chilli peppers. However, four years later, it was entirely destroyed by the Malay population. Keene’s journal entry for 13 June 1705 refers to this episode, listing the names of those British settlers murdered (marked with a marginal skull and crossbones), and of those fortunate enough to escape.

A similar logbook is in the East India Collection at the British Library (CXLIX Log book of the Seaford. Journal of a voyage to Batavia, Macao and Canton. Captain Martin Gardiner, 1 September 1700- 17 September 1702. East India Company: Ships’ Logs, Ledgers and Receipt Books, 1605–1701).

Early East India Company logbooks such as this are rare.

Bookplate of John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton (1867-1947) A noted Politician and Yachtsman, Gretton won two gold medals in the 1900 Olympic Games. He is unique in winning an Olympic gold medal whilst serving as a member of the House of Commons. 

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A JOURNALL BY GODS PERMISSION OF OUR INTENDED VOYAGE TO BORNEO IN THE EAST INDIES IN THE SEAFORD, CAPT. MARTIN GARDINER COMANDER. BY HENRY KEENE. COMMENCING FROM MONDAY THE 3RD DAY OF MAY, ANNO DMI.

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