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Ship's name(s): Vriendschap; Paarl; De Valk; De Batavier; Antwerps Welfaren, a Dutch...
Catalogue reference: HCA 30/745
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- HCA 30/745
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1779-1781
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Ship's name(s): Vriendschap; Paarl; De Valk; De Batavier; Antwerps Welfaren, a Dutch privateer which was itself captured
Nationality: Dutch
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Type of voyage: Other mercantile; Caribbean
Particulars: Hoogkarspel from China to the Netherlands; De Batavier to Cadiz and Curaçao
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Language (The language of the record)
- Dutch
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HCA 30
High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature: Admiralty Miscellanea
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