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Saturday 20 December 2014

Dutch East Indiaman Odijck in 1683 in the Dutch East Indies

Yacht. Lying at Onrust, Dutch East Indies to be repaired after waiting a long period for her return. Expected was a maintenance of more as six weeks. Despite this she would not be suitable to return for the Netherlands but more likely to serve in calm waters like the Eastern provinces, Malacca, Siam, the west coast of Sumatra, Palembang en Jambij. Measurement 200 last. (1)

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

Note
1. Of the E.I.C.-chamber Zealand, on stocks by Cornelis Speldernieuw jr. at E.I.C-yard at Middelburg, Netherlands in 1674, lunched on 24 January 1674, dimensions 130-132½’ x 30½-32’ x 13¼-14‘, Dutch measurement cargo capacity 283 last, measurement at Batavia, Dutch East Indies cargo capacity 260 last.