Dutch East Indiaman Rijnsburg bound for the Dutch East Indies in 1768

She left on 25 July 1768 Rammekens, Netherlands with as captain Huibrecht van der Kneu, visited Cape of Good Hope, South Africa between 21 December 1768-14 January 1769 and arrived at Batavia, Dutch East Indies on 27 April. At the departure were 226 persons on board. Tonnage 850 tons. Sailed for account of the chamber Zeeland.(1)

Note
1. 3-Decker, on stocks by Willem Udemans at the E.I.C. yard at Middelburg, Netherlands with yard number 233 on 22 May 1766, launched on 23 November 1767, dimensions 140 x ? x ?

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).