The Use of Copper and Lead Sheathing in VOC Shipbuilding

Wendy Van Duivenvoorde

doi:10.1111/1095-9270.12118

The Use of Copper and Lead Sheathing in VOC Shipbuilding

Wendy Van Duivenvoorde

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Abstract

Much has been written on the use of lead and copper sheathing in post mediaeval shipbuilding, yet evidence for such hull protection by Dutch shipwrights in the 17th and 18th centuries has received little attention. A discussion of the archaeological and historical evidence pertaining to the application of copper and lead sheathing by the Dutch long-distance trading companies outlines the argument for the innovative character, experimental use-on ships' hulls-and standardization-on sternposts-as early as 1602. Archaeological evidence presented mainly comes from the Dutch East Indiamen Nassau (1606), Mauritius (1609), Batavia (1629), Vergulde Draak (1656), and Buitenzorg (1760).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	349-361
Number of pages	13
Journal	International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
Volume	44
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1095-9270.12118
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2015

Keywords

Copper sheathing
Lead sheathing
Netherlands
Shipbuilding
Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie
Westindische Compagnie

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