The Dutch East India Company's shipping between the Netherlands and Asia 1595-1795

 
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Details of voyage 0001.1 from Texel to Engano

Number 0001.1
Name of ship AMSTERDAM
Master Schellinger, Jan Jakobsz.
Tonnage 260
Type of ship
Built 1594
Yard Amsterdam
Chamber
Date of departure 02-04-1595
Place of departure Texel
Arrival at Cape
Departure from Cape
Date of arrival at destination 06-06-1596
Place of arrival Engano
Particulars Equipped (0001-0004) by the Compagnie van Verre of Amsterdam. Eerste Schipvaart under command of Kornelis de Houtman aboard the MAURITIUS. From 26-04 till 27-04 at Maio I.; from 04-08 till 11-08 in the Mosselbaai; from 13-09 till 07-10 in the Ampalazabaai; from 09-10 till 13-12 in S. Augustins Bay, where before departure 127 of the 249 men were still alive; 11-01 till 21-01 at Ste. Marie I.; from 23-01 till 12-02 in the Bay of Antongil. The AMSTERDAM was set on fire near Bawean, 11-01-1597.
Next homeward voyage

On Board The number on board at departure. I The number dying between the Netherlands and the Cape. II The number who left the ship at the Cape. III The number who came on board at the Cape. IV The number dying on the whole voyage. V The number on board on arrival in Asia. VI
Total 59

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