Ship model of the armed merchant ship DE JONGE JACOB
Maker unknown
Maker:
Collectie:
MAS AS.1943.009.003
Armed merchant vessel
Long-distance voyages to Asia demanded greater accuracy.
New navigation instruments were introduced.
Characteristic of this period:
• Jacob’s staff
• backstaff (Davis quadrant)
• early octants
➡️ Instruments in the showcases:
Jacob’s staff, backstaff, octant
The long voyages to South of Spain or even Asia required better accuracy.
New instruments were introduced.
Characteristic of this period:
• Jacob's staff
• Backstaff (Davis quadrant)
• early octants
➡️ Instruments in the display cases:
Jacobsstaf, backstaff, octant.
The Ostend Company is the common name for the General Imperial India Company (or Compagnie Générale Impériale et Royale des Indes), a trading company founded on 19 December 1722 in the Southern Netherlands, which were then owned by Habsburg Austria. The Ostend Company was founded as a competitor of the Dutch East India Company from the Northern Netherlands. Ends 1727