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cornelistromp · 21st February 2014, 08:26 AM

in the last years of the 16th century , five different Dutch admiralty colleges were established, In 1795, in the Netherlands and Belgium the designation is Admiralty (admiraliteit) replaced by navy (marine):

the five admiralty colleges were:
1.Amsterdam
2.Rotterdam
3.Friesland
4.Zeeland
5 Hoorn and Enkhuizen

if you read embossing, one can read indeed ADMIRAITEIT and below the letters

ESL

So the conclusion is that the cannon may have belonged to the Dutch Admiralty friesland

ADMIRALITEIT
FRIESLAND

for an early one please see

http://www.friesscheepvaartmuseum.nl...n/Admiraliteit

best,
Jasper

21st February 2014, 08:26 AM	#10
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,057	in the last years of the 16th century , five different Dutch admiralty colleges were established, In 1795, in the Netherlands and Belgium the designation is Admiralty (admiraliteit) replaced by navy (marine): the five admiralty colleges were: 1.Amsterdam 2.Rotterdam 3.Friesland 4.Zeeland 5 Hoorn and Enkhuizen if you read embossing, one can read indeed ADMIRAITEIT and below the letters ESL So the conclusion is that the cannon may have belonged to the Dutch Admiralty friesland ADMIRALITEIT FRIESLAND for an early one please see http://www.friesscheepvaartmuseum.nl...n/Admiraliteit best, Jasper Attached Images Last edited by cornelistromp; 21st February 2014 at 08:45 AM.