Have a look at this map...
and go to this link to read parts of Edward Ward's diary.
Not everybody survived the voyage...
(The entries on the 8th and 9th October are about "crossing the line"...or crossing the equator. Read about the way they celebrated that.)
There are several place names mentioned in the diary (Lisbon - 14th September; Canary Islands - 20th September)...can you find some of them and mark them on a blank map?
What animals (including birds and sea creatures) are mentioned in the diary?
Can you find examples of difficulties faced by passengers, and signs that people were getting grumpy? What would you have done to make life on board more pleasant or interesting?
The launguage is not that easy to read for me
ReplyDeleteBlake Brown
The second diary entry is sad for me and I was woundering how many people died on board.
ReplyDeleteWalter
The second diary entry is SO sad.
ReplyDeleteTais