1765788 Model of the 58-gun East Indiaman Merkurius, 1747 (wood, brass, iron and rope) by Dutch School, (18th century); Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: This model was once a showpiece at the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company in Middelburg. It represents a characteristic type of East India-man built in Zeeland in the early 18th century. Although the model bears a name and year of construction, there is no mention of a Merkurius from 1747 in company records. ); Dutch, out of copyright.