The original ship

“Zeven Provinciën” fought the English repeatedly during the Anglo-Dutch wars, being involved at all the major actions including the Four Days battle & the raid on the Medway & Thames. (more…)

“Zeven Provinciën”

A  very fine painting of this Eighty gun Ship of the Line, full size replica now building at the Batavia Wherf,  Leylastad, in the Netherlands.

The original plan was to produce prints, the sale of which would support this amazing project. At that time it was not possible to produce small print runs economically (it is now).

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Some day over a beer, if I don’t write it first I will tell you a bit of the story which includes, but this only a fraction of the tale, the taking of the largest treasure of all time at sea.
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Rhoda Mary” and “Katie Cluett” 2 schooners, Cornish built by the Ferris / Trebilcock families, they were soon famous schooners.

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Mauretania’s usual ports of call were, Liverpool, Southampton, Plymouth, Le Harve,  Queenstown (now Cobh) & New York. She restored the prestige of the British Merchant Marine & Cunard in particular. (more…)

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