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Monday, 23 December 2019

Dutch East Indiaman Hollandia 1594-1602

Detail painting De terugkeer naar Amsterdam van de Tweede Expeditie naar Oost-Indië, by Andries van Eertvelt (circa 1610) based on the painting made by Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom
The Inder Rieden Collection

Built at Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1694. Cargo capacity 230 last-460 ton. Part of the fleet of the Compagnie van Verre commanded by Cornelis de Houtman which made a voyage to the Dutch East Indies in 1595-1597 and part of the so-called Second Expedition between 1 May 1598-19 July 1559 of the Oude Compagnie. In 1559 again towards the Dutch East Indies where she in 1602 still was active.