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Tuesday 16 December 2014

Dutch East Indiaman Wapen van Middelburg in 1683 in the Dutch East Indies

Lying in the roads of Batavia, Dutch East Indies. She was qualified to be used just for some time along the East coast of Java. Her last voyage had been towards Coromandel. The last time that she was extensively repaired was now three years ago and decided was to keep her regarded her condition as long possible in service although with nothing more as daily repairs. Measurement 350 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 sr. at E.I.C-yard at Middelburg, Netherlands in 1664, launched on 1 April 1666 and as dimensions 142’ x 34’ x 14‘.