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    • Logbooks from the English East India Company voyages digitized in keyed format from 1789 to 1834

    Metadata Updated: September 19, 2023

    This collection of keyed Logbooks from the East India Company voyages are formatted in a common digitized format. Data include daily instrumental measurements and weather observations from 1789 to 1834. Primary logbook elements (mainly daily data) include Latitude/Longitude (at noon), Ship's Course and Distance Traveled (at noon), Barometer (at noon), Air Temperature (at noon), Sea Surface Temperature (at noon), Sympiesometer (at noon), Wind Direction and Force (closest to noon), State of Weather/Visibility (all available), and State of Sea (all available). The physical logbooks originated from the India Office Records and Private Papers archived at the British Library. Approximately 893 EIC marine logbooks were keyed into digital formats by Climate Database Modernization Program (CDMP) from copies rescued and imaged by the British Library. The data will be organized by ship and labeled with an observational date range. These logbooks are a unique source of meteorological information for a period and an ocean area with historically sparse coverage. Images of 1,235 EIC logbooks from the British Library are archived at NCDC. Only a subset (893 logbooks) containing instrumental data were keyed into digital form by CDMP.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date June 23, 2023
    Metadata Created Date October 28, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2023
    Reference Date(s) May 1, 2011 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from ncdc

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    An image of a logbook from an EIC voyage with observations and pictures of the vessels.

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date June 23, 2023
    Metadata Created Date October 28, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2023
    Reference Date(s) May 1, 2011 (publication)
    Responsible Party DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncdc:C00785
    Access Constraints Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
    Bbox East Long 180.0
    Bbox North Lat 90.0
    Bbox South Lat -90.0
    Bbox West Long -180.0
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview Description An image of a logbook from an EIC voyage with observations and pictures of the vessels.
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/metadata/images/D1784_1_Pocock_pages.jpg
    Graphic Preview Type JPEG
    Harvest Object Id 7c0b4431-2191-41b8-a383-4b60eb10d228
    Harvest Source Id 2cb3ef77-1683-4c2a-9119-dc65e50917c6
    Harvest Source Title ncdc
    Licence
    Lineage The Logbooks from East India Company voyages are digitized daily instrumental measurements and weather observations from 1789 to 1834.
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, -90.0], [180.0, -90.0], [180.0, 90.0], [-180.0, 90.0], [-180.0, -90.0]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1798-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 1834-06-01

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