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The logbook of the East India Company ship THETIS's voyage to China (1792-1793) contains crew and passenger lists with rank and pay for crew, trade goods taken to China and returned to England, weather conditions, ship sightings, and daily life aboard ship. Of particular interest are accounts of storms, an eclipse of the sun, repairs to the ship, floggings, deaths, escape of several seamen, various kinds of fish and birds sighted, different soils near harbors, and mention of other ships. Also includes letters from Founders Court, Lloyds Register of Shipping, and Britannica Research Bureau, which give specifications for the THETIS, built in 1786, and dates and destinations of her seven voyages. A memorandum gives more information on the ship and members of the Secret Superintending Committee from the East India Company (Henry Browne, Eyles Irwin, and William Jackson). Loose pages contain material incorporated in the "memorandum" as well as a list of books containing related information. Also included is the photograph of a painting of East India Company's packet SWALLOW and a photocopy of a drawing of the THETIS. |
