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East Indiaman Amsterdam research 1984–1986

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Jerzy Gawronski
Jerzy Gawronski*
Affiliation:
Stichting VOC Schip Amsterdam, PO Box 18257, 1001 ZD Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Since 1984, underwater archaeological excavations have studied the Amsterdam, a ship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). Three annual reports (Gawronski 1985; 1986; 1987) have been published by the VOC Schip Amsterdam Foundation covering excavations and research in 1984, 1985 and 1986. Rooij – Gawronski (1989) presents a detailed account of the history, methods and results of the Amsterdam project and background information about the ship and the VOC.

The Amsterdam, built in 1748 in Amsterdam, was lost during her maiden voyage, outwardbound for Batavia, the modern Djakarta, in January 1749 near the little town of Hastings on the south coast of England (FIGURE 1). The excavations form part of an integrated historical and archaeological programme to create relevant historical models for understanding the ship and its contents. This project aims to contribute to a more detailed and realistic view of the shipping and trade of the VOC in the 18th century.

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Special Maritime Section
Information
Antiquity , Volume 64 , Issue 243 , June 1990 , pp. 363 - 375
Copyright
Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 1990

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