Cape of Good Hope

Replica of Willem Barentsz's ship 'De Witte Swaen' launched

Written in: Dutch • redactie • November 25 2018

On Saturday, October 27, Willem Barentsz's replica ship 'De Witte Swaen' was christened in the port of Harlingen by Princess Margriet with much festive fanfare: “I wish you and your crew a safe voyage.” The princess cuts a ribbon...

Triangles of the Cape of Good Hope

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • 16 August 2016

Many believe that the Cape of Good Hope was a discovery by Dutch sailors, but it was the Portuguese, led by Bartolomeu Dias, who discovered the Cape in 1488. The bay proved to be an excellent anchorage halfway through the long voyages around...

Vincent Tromer over North Sea shells: So don't buy it.

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Peter over Delta Works: The Netherlands and water with climate adaptation: Thank you very much for the nice explanation of the design.

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Lars over Delft Blue Ceramic stamp a 'deception stamp': Now just get those blueprints out of the catalog..

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Erik Boeré over Delft Blue Ceramic stamp a 'deception stamp': The best solution is probably to ignore the ceramics stamp altogether. Fortunately, as the NVPH/Catalog Committee, we already have…

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Yvonne Kruse over The piss-pots of Tilburg: What a nice article, Willem!

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Willem over Stamp Day 2026: “I would like to know . . .?”: The Delta stamps can already be found on Marktplaats. A beautiful design! In my opinion, that is an example of how collectors want it.

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