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Log Book, East India Company--Keene, Henry
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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. 1703. 3 May 1703-8 August 1706
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Manuscript, folio (315 x 200mm.), 174pp., 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 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.
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 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.
Literature
John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton (1867-1947)
Catalogue Note
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 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.