D'Bataviase Eeuw (The Batavian Century)

Description

D'Bataviase Eeuw (The Batavian Century), model (scale 1:27) of a Dutch East Indiaman merchant ship, probably made to celebrate the centenary of Batavia (Jakarta) founded by the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie) in 1619, model made about 1719

Museum reference

T.1882.28.18

Collection

Maritime

Object name

Model / ship, merchant

Date

c. 1719

Associations

Dutch East India Company
Batavia, Indonesia, Southeast Asia

Exhibitions

• Indian Encounters (14 Nov 2014 - 01 Mar 2015)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland