Overijssel - Dukaton or silver rider from "From the
Overijssel - Dukaton or silver rider from "From Vliegent Hart" 32.6 g, 43 mm Hailing from East Indiaman "The Flying Heart", which went under the Zeeland coast on the evening of February after 2 o'clock in the afternoon had left the banks of Rammekens to the destination Batavia. The name was probably coined by the mayor of Vlissingen, Johan van Buytenhem, who, among other things, had a deer in his family crest. It was a so-called "spiegelretourschip", built by orderof the "Chamber of Zeeland" on the Korendijk yard of Middelburg. The length was metres, width metres and it was equipped with 42 cannons. There were 256 people aboard, including 83 soldiers and six civilian passengers, including renowned lawyer Jan Douw, who was going to Batavia to take up employment at the court. On board were three treasure chests with guilders in gold coins and guilders in silver coins. In , a large part of this cargo was recovered. Please see the images for your own impression. Registered shipping. Read More