Ascension Island
Date
1669-1670
Creator
William Whitethorne (British) , Traveller
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p228r
Material
Dimensions
height (Page): 351mm
width (Page): 229mm
width (Page): 229mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Profile (as viewed from the sea) of Ascension Island, now part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Marginal drawing at the point of the voyage dated 25 May 1669 with details of the island’s size and orientation.
Drawing from the papers of Robert Boyle.
Drawing from the papers of Robert Boyle.
Transcription
The accompanying section of voyage reads: ‘At 9 of the Clock this morning had sight of Island Ascension bearing N N wL. abt 6 in the Evening we anchord in the Roade in 10 Fathom finding there small Pincks that come from Ginny.’
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Object history
The figure appears within a journal of a voyage to and from India by William Whitethorne, headed: ‘An Abstract taken out of my Journall, when we sailed fro[m] Place to Place, & likewise when we crossed the Tropicks & Aequinoctiall, out & home, & when we made the Land & anchored, & likewise the time of the stay.’
Related fellows
Robert Boyle (1627 - 1691, British) , Natural philosopher
Associated place