[Ship's journal for the Batchelor], [ca. 1670].

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Title: [Ship's journal for the Batchelor], [ca. 1670].
Creator: Chambers, William
Abstract: Manuscript on paper of a fair copy of the ship's journal kept by the first mate of the pink Batchelor from 2 November 1669, off the Cape Verde Islands, to 4 April 1670, off the coast of Patagonia. The daily entries contain details of the Batchelor's voyage, including wind measurements, soundings, and sightings of land, and are particularly full for February and March of 1670, the period when the Batchelor lost contact during violent weather with its sister vessel the Sweepstakes, commanded by Sir John Narborough, and began its solo journey back to England
Description: This copy, which is annotated by the Earl of Sandwich, may have been made for the Royal Navy's investigation of the incident in early 1671, when the Sweepstakes was still supposed lost.
Verso of front flyleaf annotated by Edward Montagu, Earl of Sandwich identifying the pink Batchelor and its voyage to the Straits of Magellan "to make discovery of advantages to be had in Trade or otherwise There."
Binding: contemporary limp parchment; remains of ties.
Provenance: For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Extent: 1 20 x 17 cm. v. (104 p., rectos only; blanks at end) ;
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Digitization Note: 31 blank leaves at end not digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Logbooks
Ships' logs
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain.
Great Britain
South Atlantic Ocean
Subject (Name): Narbrough, John, Sir, 1640-1688.
Sandwich, Edward Montagu, Earl of, 1625-1672.
Batchelor (Warship)
Great Britain. Royal Navy.
Great Britain. Royal Navy
Subject (Topic): History
Seafaring life
Ships
History, Naval
Discovery and exploration
Subjects: Narbrough, John, Sir, 1640-1688
Sandwich, Edward Montagu, Earl of, 1625-1672
Batchelor (Warship)
Great Britain. Royal Navy
Great Britain. Royal Navy > History > 17th century
Seafaring life
Ships > Great Britain
Great Britain > History, Naval > Stuarts, 1603-1714
South Atlantic Ocean > Discovery and exploration

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Citation: William Chambers, Ship's journal for the Batchelor. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.