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Saturday, 27 July 2019

Dutch East Indiaman serving at Cape of Good Hope, South Africa according to the Generale Missive dated 31 March 1734

The Noordwijkerhout passed the Cape but still didn’t arrive at Batavia. The Castricum was loaded with 3173 lb ivory.

Source
J. van Goor, Generale Missiven van Gouverneurs-Generaal en Raden aan Heren XVII der Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Deel IX: 1729-1737. The Hague, 1988, Generale Missive from Dirk van Cloon, p. 567-587.