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Saturday 20 December 2014

Dutch East Indiaman Naaldwijk in 1683 in the Dutch East Indies

Yacht. Lying in the roads of Batavia, Dutch East Indies. New ship which was recently keeled and repaired and needed no intensive maintenance the next two years. Could be used for a voyage back to the Netherlands. Measurement  last. (1)

Source
Archive V.O.C. 1602-1811 inv.no. 11250.

Note
1. Of the E.I.C.-chamber Amsterdam, built in 1680, dimensions 110-112’ x 26½-28 x 10½-12, Dutch measurement cargo capacity 165 last, measurement at Batavia, Dutch East Indies cargo capacity 145 last.