The National Archives | DocumentsOnline | Logs and Journals of Ships on Exploration - 5 views
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David Hilton on 10 Dec 09"These volumes are the logs (navigational records) and journals (narrative accounts) of naval officers of ships engaged in exploration and surveying, which were used by the Hydrographic Office to produce charts and other data. Most of the logs were kept by naval captains, masters, lieutenants and masters' mates, although there are a few logs which were kept by boatswains or assistant surgeons. Amongst this collection of Royal Naval logs, there are a several logs which were kept by merchant ships. "
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David Hilton on 10 Dec 09Gotta love the British National Archives. More and more of this type of material is being made available.