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Tuesday 20 August 2019

Dutch East Indiaman Tulpenburg bound for the Dutch East Indies in 1767

She left on 6 January 1767, Netherlands with as captain Jan Beys visited Cape of Good Hope, South Africa between 19 May-21 June and arrived at Batavia, Dutch East Indies on 21 August. At the departure were 383 persons on board. Built in 1750 at Amsterdam, Netherlands and sailed for account of the chamber Amsterdam. Tonnage 1.150 tons, 400 last and as dimensions 150’ x 41’ x 18‘. Laid up in the Dutch East Indies on 31 December 1773.

Sources
-J.R. Bruijn, F.S. Gaastra and I. Schöffer. Dutch-Asiatric Shipping in the 17th and 18th Centuries. Vol II. Outward-bound voyages from the Netherlands to Asia and the Cape 1595-1794. The Hague, 1979.
-Kort gevat Jaarboek van de Edele Geoctroyeerde oost-indische compagnie der vereenigde Nederlanden ter kamer van Zeeland. Middelburg, 1759.
-Archive V.O.C. 1602-1811 inv.no. 11048. Kort gevat Jaarboek van de Edele Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische Compagnie tec. Christiaan Sigismund Matthaeus, Jan Dane, Middelburg, 1759.
-F.W. van Stapel. Beschrijving van de O.I. Compagnie.
-Collectie Hudde 1627-1697 no. 21 (National Archive at The Hague)
-Collectie Hope 1602-1782 no. 77 (National Archive at The Hague).
-Archive Family Mathias-Pous Tak van Poortvliet no. 60 (Zeeuws Archive at Middelburg).