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stepping stones of maritime history

History

Wrecked on the coast of Portugal 22 January 1626; 198 men were taken prisoner in Lisboa. Archaeologists in Portugal have discovered a wreck in September 2018 that could be a Dutch East Indiaman.

The peppercorns, fragments of Chinese porcelain and bronze cannon among the sunken remains of a 400-year-old ship that once sailed the spice route between Europe and India. Cowrie shells were also found, which were used in the slave trade on the West coast of Africa.

wreck cascais

Description

SkipperKornelis Hartman
People on board198

References

Down on 21 December

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Wrecks of Flevoland

Burgzand Noord

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