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Dutch ship Oranda sen zu 1802 30.5 x 22.5 cm. Publisher: Bunkindô, Nagasaki Inv.nr.: NEHA SC 477 nr. 2
Slide: BG K9/421 The yellow flag in the center carries the emblem of the VOC, the Dutch East-India Company, but it is upside down. The text gives details about the ship's size and distances between Japan and other parts of the world. Show large picture (227 Kb) |
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Text: (right) length of the ship 28 ken (1 ken = 1.82 metre) width over 8 ken draugth 7 ken length main mast 30 ken number of sails 18 number of cannons 32 crew over 100 (left) distance of Japan to: Taiwan 600 ri (1 ri = 3,93 kilometre) Roson 800 ri ( = Luzon) Kabochiya 1 800 ri ( = Cambodia) Somontara 2400 ri ( = Sumatra?) Jakatara 3000 ri ( = Jakarta/Batavia) Matakasukuru 5000 ri ( = Madagascar) Igirisu 11 700 ri ( = England) Porutogaru 12000 ri ( = Portugal) (W)oranda 13000 ri ( = Holland) (W)oroshiya 14000 ri ( = Russia) |
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