Model of the 58-gun East Indiaman Merkurius
Also titled Model van de Oost-Indiëvaarder Merkurius van 58 stukken
1747
- Medium
- textile materials, iron (metal), rope, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), mica
- Classification
- fully rigged model
- Dimensions
- height 234 cm x length 290 cm x width 117 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
About this work
This ship’s model was once a showpiece at the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company in Middelburg. In 1849 ownership of the by-then highly dilapidated model was transferred to the Naval Ministry, which had it restored. The model represents a characteristic type of East Indiaman built in Zeeland in the early 18th century. Although the model bears a name and year of construction, there is no mention of a Merkurius from 1747 in company records.
