Mauritius (1612)

Mauritius
Painting at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam depicting the Mauritius, c. 1618.
Painting at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam depicting the Mauritius, c. 1618
History
Netherlands
NameMauritius
NamesakeThe island of Mauritius
OwnerDutch East India Company
RouteHolland to Bantam, Indonesia
Launched1612[1]
In service1618–1622 (Documented)
General characteristics VOC Ship Mauritius
TypeWooden-hulled sailing ship
Service record
Commanders: Willem Janszoon and Lenaert Jacobszoon

The Mauritius was an early 17th century Dutch wooden-hulled sailing ship, documented as being in service to the Dutch East India Company between 1618 and 1622.[2]

  1. ^ "The Dutch East India Company's shipping between the Netherlands and Asia 1595-1795". huygens.knaw.nl. Huygens ING. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. ^ Heeres, Jan Ernst (1899). The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765 (txt). London: Royal Dutch Geographical Society, Luzac & Co. Retrieved 28 October 2012.

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