Lead ingot used as ballast from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Hollandia, anonymous, 1700 - in or before 1743

Title(s)

Lead ingot used as ballast from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Hollandia

Object type

• ingot

Object number

NG-1979-264-H

Description

Ingot; (1) corroded, oblong, straight, flat upper side (91l, 15.8w, 6.8h), semicircular in section, semicircular stepped ends, on upper side marks legible [V,H,93].

Artist

• anonymous

Place

Netherlands

Dating

1700 - in or before 13-Aug-1743

Material

• lead (metal)

Measurements

length 91 cm × width 15.8 cm × height 6.8 cm × weight 81 kg

When

• 1743-08-13 - 1743-08-13

Where

• Annet

Who

• Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie
• Hollandia (schip)

Acquisition

purchase 1979

Copyright

Public domain

• Hollandia compendium, Jerzy Henryk Geert 1955- Gawronski, p. 287, cat.nr. 1.1.1.1.