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Tuesday 13 September 2011

Ship carpenters serving at the establishment of the Dutch East India Company at Macassar 23 July 1791

According to a report written by Burgraaf at castle Rotterdam were the following ship carpenters in service.
Johannes Noorderstroom, born at Macassar, master ship carpenter
Johan Michel Gussouw of Danzig, deputy master ship carpenter
Claus Wulpean of Ezel, ship carpenter
Daniel Steenken of Koningsbergen, ship carpenter
Willem Jonker of Amsterdam, ship carpenter
David Petzold of Macassar, block maker.

Source
Collection A. Verhuell no.’s 40-41 (National Archive at The Hague)