Fragments of Jan van Speijk’s gunboat
Remains of Van Speijk and those of his ship were immediately sought after following his heroic deed. As soon as his body was in the hands of the Dutch army, soldiers cut off small pieces of his uniform jacket as mementoes. Bits of wood and metal from the gunboat found on the Scheldt changed hands in Antwerp for large sums of money. Some fragments were later distributed by lottery in the Netherlands. The wood displayed here was sawn into the thinnest possible slivers for this purpose.
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Fragments of Jan van Speijk’s gunboat
Remains of Van Speijk and those of his ship were immediately sought after following his heroic deed. As soon as his body was in the hands of the Dutch army, soldiers cut off small pieces of his uniform jacket as mementoes. Bits of wood and metal from the gunboat found on the Scheldt changed hands in Antwerp for large sums of money. Some fragments were later distributed by lottery in the Netherlands. The wood displayed here was sawn into the thinnest possible slivers for this purpose.
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Overblijfselen van Van Speijk ...... r in zo dun mogelijke reepjes.
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Remains of Van Speijk and thos ...... ible slivers for this purpose.
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NG-NM-10785-1
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Rijksmuseum
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Fragments of Jan van Speijk’s gunboat
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Stukken van de kanonneerboot van Jan van Speijk
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c. 1800 - c. 1830
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ca. 1800 - ca. 1830
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extent
breedte 13,5 cm
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breedte 2,5 cm
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breedte 4,8 cm
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breedte 8 cm
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lengte 2,1 cm
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lengte 3,1 cm
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lengte 7,4 cm
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lengte 8,1 cm
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length 2.1 cm
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length 3.1 cm
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Collectie: Varia 19e eeuw
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eerste kwart 19e eeuw
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first quarter 19th century
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second quarter 19th century
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tweede kwart 19e eeuw
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