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-1979-269-H

Description

Ingot; (1) corroded, oblong, straight, rectangular ends, flat upper side (75l, 17.5w, 6h), tapered underside.

Artist

• anonymous

Place

Netherlands

Dating

1700 - in or before 13-Aug-1743

Material

• lead (metal)

Measurements

length c. 75 cm × width c. 17.5 cm × height c. 6 cm × weight 77 kg

When

• 1743-08-13 - 1743-08-13

Where

• Annet

Who

• Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie
• Hollandia (schip)

Acquisition

purchase 1979

Copyright

Public domain

• Hollandia compendium : a contribution to the history, archeology, classification and lexicography of a 150 ft. Dutch East Indiaman (1740-1750), p. 288, cat.nr. 1.1.1.1.