Maritime History 6

Vol. 6

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In this voluminous (80 pages full colour!) issue of Maritime History:

-  The 'Berkel zomp' of skipper Jans te Berge, a peculiar type of ship from the inland fleet in the East of The Netherlands during the 19th and 20th century. By dr.G.J. Schutten.

-  The Dammes Erve, a contemporary model of a North Sea fishing longliner, a masterpiece in the collection of the Fishery Museum in Vlaardingen, The Netherlands. An extending description of the ship, her rig and fishing tools, and the North Sea fisheries with the long line (hoekwant) in the 19e century. By dr.A.A. Poldervaart and B. Hendriks.

-  The salvage tugboat Zwarte Zee III during WW-II, an interesting story of the ship during her service in the fleet of the allied forces, and an extraordinary ship model in the Tugboat Museum in Maassluis, The Netherlands. By: drs. C.de Haas.

-  The restoration of an contemporary model of the boeier 't-Fortuin, a beautiful model of a passenger yacht from the 19th century. By C. Emke.

Together with the 17th century painting from Jan van Goyen titled: 'Gezicht op Dordrecht', and a short description of the most famous light house of the Netherlands with a peculiar name: 'Paard van Marken', Maritime History Nr. 6 is a special issue in the series of ship portraits.

€18.95