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February 2019

Peter Swart 6th February 2019
A sailmaker from Grootebroek

A sailmaker from Grootebroek

It is often difficult to determine which people died in a shipping disaster. Their funeral was not recorded in the burial books. No impost (tax)...

Michiel Bartels 3rd February 2019
Why is the shipwreck intact?

Why is the shipwreck intact?

Many a wooden warship perished after it was heavily damaged in a naval battle, burned or even exploded. The loss of the frigate Huis in...