Koning David (Koning David), a ship owned by the Dutch East India Company, sailed in 1661. In April, he sailed from #Cape of Good Hope to #Battavia city (today's Jakarta, Indonesia) and then continued to Bagu, where he drowned near the shore where Yangon is located today. Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) is a ship owned by the Dutch East India Company, and the ship's captain is a person named Kornelis Rob from Amsterdam. At that time, the Dutch company carried out extensive business in Burma and had offices in Inwa, Bago City Offices were opened and operated not only in Thanlyin but also in Rakhine State. The Dutch brought textiles from South India. slave, gun They traded goods such as spices. Their trade was so extensive that the 17th-century Burmese were even able to purchase beaver fur hats from the Hudson Valley (today's New York City).
Today, there are efforts to recover the legendary pagoda bell at the bottom of the Yangon River. But beneath the Yangon River, there are many other things to explore besides the Great Bell. Including the Koenig Davies ship. The jewels on the ship may still be there.
The painting is a 17th-century artist #Lorenzo a Castro's painting of a Dutch East India Company ship anchored in the Hoorn harbor in northern Holland.
#Source - lostfootsteps
