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Papers relating to the ship "Vergulde Draeck", 1656-1943

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Title
Papers relating to the ship "Vergulde Draeck", 1656-1943
Subject
Australia--Discovery and exploration
Australia--Description and travel
Voyages and travels
Explorers
Shipping
Western Australia--History
Manuscripts, Dutch
Category
1. Settlement
Keywords
Shipwrecks
Vergulde Draeck
Current holder
National Library of Australia
Period of reference
1656 – 1658
Link
https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/2654258
Series number
MS 1002
Item number
2654258
Access rights
Request at location
Rights
Copyright Undetermined. Available for reference. Not for loan.
Country of origin
Indonesia
Place
Jakarta
Language
Dutch
Description from source
5 cm. Photocopy. Originals held in Holland. Microfilm of part of documents at NLA mfm G1905 and G7312. Partially available on microfilm.

Originals held in Holland.

Handwritten papers, charts and printed material concerning the journey of the ship the "Gilt Dragon" in 1656 and thought to have been shipwrecked on the coast of Western Australia. Includes a photostat of extracts from "Dagh - Register gehouden in Casteel Batavia vaut passerende daer ter plaetse als over geheel Nederlandts - India" Anno 1656. Also includes extracts from the logs of the Emeloort and the Waeckende Boeij, 1658, sent to find survivors of the wrecked Vergulde Draeck.
Physical format
Manuscripts
Correspondence
Logbook
Bibliographic citation
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