Log book of the ship Marquis Cornwallis, 1 February to 1 November 1796

Log, ship portrait and charts for the ship Marquis Cornwallis, 1793, 1796

Daily log of the Marquis Cornwallis from 1 February to 1 November 1796. The folio log is enclosed in a sailcloth cover which is lettered in ink: 'Ship Marqs. Cornwallis. Log book 1795 & 1796'. The log records courses, speeds, wind, weather, latitudes, and daily events on the ship including work done by sailors and convicts. It also records sightings of land, movements of other ships, trading with natives, and occasionally the names of seamen and passengers. The entries in the log are written in several hands by the watchmen. Some entries are signed by officers: Henry Moor, Hugh Reid, J. Waine and John Roberts.  
The log records the ship's arrival in Sydney on 11 February. In the following days the guards and convicts disembarked and the cargo was unloaded. The ship left Sydney on 15 May to return to England by way of Norfolk Island, the New Hebrides, the northern coast of New Guinea, Buton (Celebes), the roads  of Madras, and Calcutta. The log ends on 1 November when the ship was taking on cargo at Calcutta.

Log book of the ship Marquis Cornwallis, 1 February to 1 November 1796

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