An item reported that the Dutch merchant ship Overijssel underway from Amsterdam, Netherlands towards Batavia, Dutch East Indies was wrecked in Strait Bali. All crewmembers and passengers were saved. On board was colonel Lucassen with his improved devices for sugar production.(1)
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1. This probably Theodoor Lucassen (2 Augustus 1792, Bremmen, Germany-31 January 1854 The Hague, Netherlands, which ended his military career as a highly decorated colonel, head of the military administration in the Dutch East Indies. His business partner was Hubertus Paulus Hoevenaar (16 March 1814 Amsterdam, Netherlands-18 February 1886).
