# Model of the 58-gun East Indiaman Merkurius

- By: anonymous
- Date: 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](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/NG-MC-652--1a59a9527a461834c9a49d9ade6bf1f5)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/dSTpL/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.