VOC SPIEGELRETOURSCHIP BATAVIA 1628 - KOLDERSTOK 1:72

Robertd said:
Heinrich I am very interested in the Nicolaas Witsen shipbuilding in the dutch golden age , worth buying? as the book is not cheap, what is your thought Rob
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Hi Robert,
There is an alternative if Nicolaas Witsen's book is out of your league so to say.
The builder of the replica Batavia "Willem Vos" has his work written down in a book and it describes very detailed the construction of an East Indiamen like Batavia. It will explain a lot of the ship you are building.
Every step of the build is described. I have the book and I love it. It's affordable (40 EURO or 43 USD) but so far I know only available and written in Dutch.
You can use a translation app to translate the tekst, but it's a lot of work.

de-bouw-van-een-oost-indievaarder.jpg


@Heinrich, sorry for going off-topic a bit.

regards,
Peter
 
Ptèr said:
Hi Robert,
There is an alternative if Nicolaas Witsen's book is out of your league so to say.
The builder of the replica Batavia "Willem Vos" has his work written down in a book and it describes very detailed the construction of an East Indiamen like Batavia. It will explain a lot of the ship you are building.
Every step of the build is described. I have the book and I love it. It's affordable (40 EURO or 43 USD) but so far I know only available and written in Dutch.
You can use a translation app to translate the tekst, but it's a lot of work.

de-bouw-van-een-oost-indievaarder.jpg


@Heinrich, sorry for going off-topic a bit.

regards,
Peter
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Thanks Peter , I can read Dutch , must admit it is getting a bit rusty but nevertheless the book you mentioned is worth a thought , must admit that I follow the Batavia instructions (Kolderstok) in English , more familiar with the terms used , the after effects of not speaking Dutch LOL, , don’t get me wrong I will always be a Dutchie no matter what and My Peasoup ( Snert) a favourite here as well as my Rijsttafel and totally addicted to Drop!!
 
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