Model of the merchantman De Witte Oliphant
This model has a broad hull and unusually tall masts for a merchantman. These features, plus the decoration of African men on either corner of the stern, strongly suggest that this is a slave ship. Models of slave ships are exceptionally rare. It is not known how this model came to be in the Department of the Navy’s collection.
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Model of the merchantman De Witte Oliphant
This model has a broad hull and unusually tall masts for a merchantman. These features, plus the decoration of African men on either corner of the stern, strongly suggest that this is a slave ship. Models of slave ships are exceptionally rare. It is not known how this model came to be in the Department of the Navy’s collection.
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This model has a broad hull an ...... ment of the Navy’s collection.
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Voor een koopvaarder heeft dit ...... ministerie terechtgekomen is.
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NG-MC-1210
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Rijksmuseum
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Model of the merchantman De Witte Oliphant
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Model van het koopvaardijschip De Witte Oliphant
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created
1755
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1755
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extent
breedte 77,5 cm
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height 205 cm
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hoogte 205 cm
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lengte 225 cm
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length 225 cm
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width 77.5 cm
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Collectie: Marinemodellenkamer
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Collection: Navy Model Room
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provenance
...; transferred from the Mini ...... The Hague, to the museum, 1883
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