Bombay (inhabited place)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
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Journal of a voyage to India, 1964
Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 63/9
Scope and Contents
'Journal of a voyage from Britain to India on board the "Surat castle" Captn. David Isbitster bound for Bombay', 32 pages. The journal begins on 4 November 1797, and describes Mactier's journey via Madeira and the Cape to Bombay, where he arrived on 30 May 1798. The last entry is for 7 July 1798. Some sections of the text are in French, parts of which have been translated into English. The journal is accompanied by a one-page note about Mactier.
Dates:
1964
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Asia miscellanea