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- Dutch East India Company Shipbuilding: The Archaeological Study of Batavia and Other Seventeenth-Century VOC Ships
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Texas A&M University Press
- Series: Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Series
summary
Eight months into its maiden voyage to the Indies, the Dutch East India Company’s Batavia sank on June 4, 1629 on Morning Reef in the Houtman Abrolhos off the western coast of Australia.
Wendy van Duivenvoorde’s five-year study was aimed at reconstructing the hull of Batavia, the only excavated remains of an early seventeenth-century Indiaman to have been raised and conserved in a way that permits detailed examination, using data retrieved from the archaeological remains, interpreted in the light of company archives, ship journals, and Dutch texts on shipbuilding of this period. Over two hundred tables, charts, drawings, and photographs are included.
Wendy van Duivenvoorde’s five-year study was aimed at reconstructing the hull of Batavia, the only excavated remains of an early seventeenth-century Indiaman to have been raised and conserved in a way that permits detailed examination, using data retrieved from the archaeological remains, interpreted in the light of company archives, ship journals, and Dutch texts on shipbuilding of this period. Over two hundred tables, charts, drawings, and photographs are included.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Legend for Timber Drawings
- pp. xiii-xvi
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 1-7
- 4. Hull Study and Description
- pp. 73-142
- 5. The Archaeology of Dutch Oceangoing Ships
- pp. 143-185
- 6. Double-Hull Planking and Sheathing
- pp. 186-205
- 9. Conclusion
- pp. 235-240
- Appendix A: VOC Ship Construction Charters
- pp. 241-252
- Appendix B: Catalog of Batavia Hull Remains
- pp. 253-264
- Bibliography
- pp. 291-302
Additional Information
ISBN
9781623492311
Related ISBN(s)
9781623491796
MARC Record
OCLC
905969997
Pages
356
Launched on MUSE
2015-04-01
Language
English
Open Access
No