History
In June 1758, the fluteship Drie Heuvelen sank on a reef on the Sielebes (Celebes) after leaving Banda. Forty men drowned.¹
The cargo from Banda included 176 plinths of mace and 138,185 lb of nutmeg.
The location specified further
Verongelukte scheepen zijn de Drie Heuvelen van Banda komende bezuyden
Saleyer, omtrend de daarleggende reven, van het Postpaart met verlies van schip en lading en een gedeelte der manschappen. ²
Description
Built: DEIC yard in Amsterdam in 1752
Length: 130 ft
Master: Jan in de Betouw
Tonnage: 425 last (850 ton)
References
- Dutch-Asiatic Shipping.
Details of voyage 3567.1 from Texel to Batavia. - Generale missiven Deel 13, 334.
- Archive of the Governor-General and Councillors of the Indies (Asia).
File: 2588 1758 January 1 - 1758 December 31.