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Cracking 1736 Piece Of 8 Or 8 Reale - HOLLANDIA Shipwreck 1743 Dutch Indiaman




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Reference Number: Avaluer:27600587
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This is a FAIR CONDITION 1736 8 Reale or Piece of 8  . It has obviously suffered slightly during its 250 years on the seabed but all the features are fine and clear especially the Date. The Hollandia was a fine Dutch East Indiaman outward bound on her maiden voyage when she hit foul weather and ended up hitting the GUNNER ROCK in the Isles of Scilly .   It is 38 mm diameter weighs in at a HEFTY  Weight of 24.2gm.This will come in a capsule ( see pic from which ...it can be removed if you so wish ?) complete with a detailed colour certificate signed by me , the salvor, with a photo of the coin linked and referenced to the certificate. I will also have a card showing where it sunk on Scilly and other coins from the wreck. HOLLANDIA.On July 3, 1743, the Hollandia set sail on her maiden voyage from Texel in the Netherlands towards Batavia (Present day Indonesia). On board were 276 sailors and soldiers as well asa number of distinguished passengers. Under the command of Captain Jan Kelder, the ship toted 129, 000 guilders in silver in the form of "pillar"dollars. There were also quite a number of 8 reale cobs and ducatons onboard  ! These were the property of theCaptain, wealthy passengers and  crewmembers .These were contraband  as theowners intended to trade for  themselvesoutside of the Company !!The Hollandia had begun her trip by headingwestward through the English Channel but through a disastrous navigationalerror headed west-northwest; dangerously close to the rocks of the ScillyIsles. Efforts to correct the mistake failed; the Hollandia struck Gunner rockon the night of July 13th and sunk about a quarter of a mile away . This is why it took a long time to fid her !. Badly damaged but still afloat, the captainordered one or more of the Hollandia's cannon guns be fired as a distresssignal but the terrified islanders were unable to assist in the dark night andthe periously rough sea conditions. By morning nothing remained of the ship butfloating debris; all 276 members aboard perished and the ship's precious cargowas lost. In 1972  our professional team ofdivers and technicians located the Hollandia's remains which were scatteredover a wide area of the sea-bed; a limited number of artifacts were recovered fromthe wreck one of which is presented herewith.




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