Journal of James Furnell, covering a voyage on the East Indiaman WINDSOR, 1842-1843.
Journal kept by James Furnell as chief officer on the WINDSOR (1835), 25 September 1842 to Thursday 20 July 1843. The pages for May 1843 describe a hurricane off the Cape of Good Hope, during which the sea broke over the poop and washed him overboard. He suffered from a broken kneecap for the remainder of the voyage. Furnell dedicated the journal to his wife Anne and interspersed the entries with prayers, religious homilies, and a few pen drawings, including an illustration entitled 'ghosts'. Some printed engravings also appear in the volume.
Record details
| Item reference: | FNL/1 |
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| Catalogue section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | WHOLE |
| Extent: | 1 volume |
| Date made: | 1842-1843 |
| Creator: | Furnell, James |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Journal of James Furnell, covering a voyage on the East Indiaman WINDSOR, 1842-1843. (Manuscript) (FNL/1)
- Logbook of James Furnell, covering voyages on the East Indiamen WINDSOR and SERINGAPATAM, 1843-1852. (Manuscript) (FNL/2)
- Notebook used by James Furnell while at sea, circa 1843-1854. (Manuscript) (FNL/3)
- Notebook of James Furnell with details of rigging on East Indiamen and medical mixtures, circa 1850. (Manuscript) (FNL/4)
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