Model reconstruction of a single-masted ship excavated at Capelle

attributed to Scholten, Johannes Petrus, 1822

In 1822 the remains of a ship and an anchor were unearthed at Capelle in the province of Noord Brabant. The single-masted vessel had been deployed during the siege of the nearby town of Geertruidenberg in 1593. This was the first archaeological excavation of a ship in the Netherlands. This model is a reconstruction of the vessel. Quite remarkably, it was made of wood recovered from the excavated ship.

  • Artwork typeship model, hull model, reconstruction model
  • Object numberNG-MC-999
  • Dimensionsheight 25.4 cm x length 97 cm x width 33.6 cm
  • Physical characteristicshout en ijzer