Dutch - VOC Blade - HELP! needed

Mark · 29th April 2008, 07:30 PM

I don't know if anyone had tried the Amsterdam Maritime Museum (Scheepvaartmuseum) for information. They appear to be closed until 2010 for renovations, but I expect the people there are still reacheable.

I thought that there was a VOC museum as well, but I couldn't find anything on the internet.

Henk · 29th April 2008, 09:29 PM

Mark,

There is no VOC museum in Amsterdam. VOC collections are exhibited in several museums in the Netherlands. Among them the "Rijksmuseum" in Amsterdam or the "Amsterdams Historisch Museum".

I found this link: http://www.scheepvaartmuseum.nl/index.php?PageID=173

I searched for blades with VOC marks in a search engine for the maritiem museums, but I found only an inventory list that named an indonesian sword with VOC blade. Unfortunately no picture.

http://www.maritiemdigitaal.nl/search.aspx

Maybe someone with more patience can give it a try.....

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29th April 2008, 07:30 PM	#1
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	I don't know if anyone had tried the Amsterdam Maritime Museum (Scheepvaartmuseum) for information. They appear to be closed until 2010 for renovations, but I expect the people there are still reacheable. I thought that there was a VOC museum as well, but I couldn't find anything on the internet.

29th April 2008, 09:29 PM	#2
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Mark, There is no VOC museum in Amsterdam. VOC collections are exhibited in several museums in the Netherlands. Among them the "Rijksmuseum" in Amsterdam or the "Amsterdams Historisch Museum". I found this link: http://www.scheepvaartmuseum.nl/index.php?PageID=173 I searched for blades with VOC marks in a search engine for the maritiem museums, but I found only an inventory list that named an indonesian sword with VOC blade. Unfortunately no picture. http://www.maritiemdigitaal.nl/search.aspx Maybe someone with more patience can give it a try.....