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Wednesday 29 October 2014

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

She left on 12 October 1767 Goeree, Netherlands with as captain Marten Hakker, visited Cape of Good Hope, South Africa between 8-22 March 1768 and arrived at Batavia, Dutch East Indies on 12 June. Her crew numbered 163 (arrival)-285 (departure) sailors and further more 49 (arrival) soldiers. Tonnage 850 tons. Built in 1766 at Rotterdam, Netherlands and sailed for account of the Chamber Rotterdam.

Sources
-J.R. Bruijn, F.S. Gaastra and I. Schöffer. Dutch-Asiatic 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).