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Dutch East India Company shipbuilding : the archaeological study of Batavia and other seventeenth-century VOC ships / Wendy van Duivenvoorde ; foreword by Jeremy Green.

Author/creator Van Duivenvoorde, Wendy, 1974- author.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2015.
Descriptionxiii, 310 pages.
Subject(s)
Batavia (Ship)
Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie--History.
Indiamen--Netherlands.
Shipbuilding--Netherlands --History --17th century.
Hulls (Naval architecture)--Design and construction.
Shipwrecks--Australia --Western Australia.
Underwater archaeology--Australia --Western Australia.
Series Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series
Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series. ^A576331
Contents Introduction -- From carvel construction to VOC shipbuilding -- Site formation, excavation, and reconstruction -- Hull study and description -- The archaeology of Dutch oceangoing ships -- Double-hull planking and sheathing -- Timber used in the construction of Batavia -- Analysis of Batavia's hull and construction -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: VOC ship construction charters -- Appendix B: Catalog of Batavia hull remains -- Appendix C: Terminology for dendrochronological research / by Elsemieke Hanraets.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2014019853
ISBN9781623491796 (printed case : alk. paper)
ISBN1623491797 (printed case : alk. paper)
ISBN9781623492311 (ebook)
ISBN1623492319 (ebook)

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