Plane scale or logaritmic ruler from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Hollandia

Johannes van Keulen (I) (mentioned on object), 1700 - in or before 1743-08-13

Tools and instruments, navigation, plane scale; ruler: oblong, straight, rectangular, flat, one longitudinal edge bevelled, different (logaritmic) scales inscribed on both sides, as well as a maker's mark [initials JVK, Jan van Keulen], small tubes inserted into certain points on the scales.

  • Artwork typeschaalstok
  • Object numberNG-1979-228-H-2699
  • Dimensionslength 36.8 cm x width 3.6 cm x thickness 0.6 cm

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Plane scale or logaritmic ruler from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Hollandia

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-1979-228-H-2699

  • Description

    Tools and instruments, navigation, plane scale; ruler: oblong, straight, rectangular, flat, one longitudinal edge bevelled, different (logaritmic) scales inscribed on both sides, as well as a maker's mark [initials JVK, Jan van Keulen], small tubes inserted into certain points on the scales.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    initials: ‘J V K’

Creation

  • Creation

    Johannes van Keulen (I) (mentioned on object), Netherlands

  • Dating

    1700 - in or before 1743-08-13

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    length 36.8 cm x width 3.6 cm x thickness 0.6 cm

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  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1743-08-13

Acquisition and rights

Documentation

  • Rex Cowan, ‘Finds from the Hollandia. The Pleinschaal from the Hollandia’, The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology and Underwater Exploration 11(1982) nr. 4, p. 287-296.

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