About this jug
Location:
James bay, Jamestown,
St. Helena
Long/Lat:
-15.917065, -5.719475
Notes: The wreck of the VOC ship De Witte Leeuw was discovered in 1977 by Belgian diver R. Stenuit. It lay at a depth of 36 metres in Jamestown Bay on Saint Helena. The East Indiaman De Witte Leeuw was part of the fleet that departed from Texel on 30 January 1610 under the command of the first appointed Governor-General of the VOC, Pieter Both. De Witte Leeuw was lost on 13 June 1613, on its return journey to the Netherlands from the Dutch East Indies. The cargo consisted of valuable spices and porcelain. They engaged in battle with Portuguese galleons near Saint Helena and the ship was burned. Part of the remaining crew sailed back to the Netherlands on the Vlissingen and the Bantam.
Height: 144.00
Max-width: 167.00
Feature description: Coat of Arms of Duchy of Julich Cleve Berg Mark Ravensburg. Oval medallion with crowned shield. Shield is divided into three sections on top, and two below. Upper right and left quadrants include two rampant lions facing left, representing Julich and Berg respectively. In between the lions is a charbocle representing Cleve. Below these are a fess checky in the lower left quadrant representing Mark, and three chevrons in the lower right quadrant representing Ravensburg. The United Duchies were a combination of states of the Holy Roman Empire.
Identifier: NG-1978-127-23536-A-W
Custody: Museum
Custody Data: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
