The Land van Beloften and Den Dam arrived 25 March at Batavia while
departing from Siam 2 February with letters from the king, the phra-klang and
personnel of the company and cargo’s valued fl. 154.701. They were loaded
with 882.000 lb
spanwood, 147.400 lb
ton, 863 lb
elephant ivory, 232.500
lb lead, 36.000 lb gum on sticks, 4.560 lb wax, 4.300 lb buffalo horns,
100 pots atjar bamboo, 30 pots, red pinang chalk, 1.060 reaal gold and finally
10 pieces of ‘thalas etter of roses’(?)
Source
J. van Goor. Generale Missiven van Gouverneurs-Generaal en Raden aan
Heren XVII der Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Deel X: 1737-1743. The
Hague, 2004, p. 470.
