A typical native sailing (fishing) vessel from the Dutch region called Scheveningen, a coastal town near Den Haag (Zuid Holland). Well known for centuries for its maritime and fishing traditions. The drawing represents a typical fishing vessel used by the port-less towns along the Dutch coast line, such as Scheveningen, Katwijk, Egmond called the Pink (pinck) and the Bom (Bomschuit) The ship shown is happen to be a bomschuit, the SCH.6 (Scheveningen) and is drawn after reference in the book Scheepsmodellen 1700-1900 by W.K. Versteeg, published in 1940s. Sadly non of such vessels survived but replicas has been build of both types and in Katwijk, today near the Vuurbaak lighthouse, the KW-88 can be seen, however it's not sailing unlike the Pinck of Egmond aan Zee, which is named Claes Teuniszoon (Named after the first persion to mention the pinck in Aaloude en hedendaagsche scheeps-bouw en bestier by Nicolaas Witsenhis (1690)
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Thursday, 6 June 2019
Dutch 19th bomschuit SCH.6
A typical native sailing (fishing) vessel from the Dutch region called Scheveningen, a coastal town near Den Haag (Zuid Holland). Well known for centuries for its maritime and fishing traditions. The drawing represents a typical fishing vessel used by the port-less towns along the Dutch coast line, such as Scheveningen, Katwijk, Egmond called the Pink (pinck) and the Bom (Bomschuit) The ship shown is happen to be a bomschuit, the SCH.6 (Scheveningen) and is drawn after reference in the book Scheepsmodellen 1700-1900 by W.K. Versteeg, published in 1940s. Sadly non of such vessels survived but replicas has been build of both types and in Katwijk, today near the Vuurbaak lighthouse, the KW-88 can be seen, however it's not sailing unlike the Pinck of Egmond aan Zee, which is named Claes Teuniszoon (Named after the first persion to mention the pinck in Aaloude en hedendaagsche scheeps-bouw en bestier by Nicolaas Witsenhis (1690)
