Page 7 - Dutch Asiatic Shipping Volume 1

MAPS
Ρ· 1 Access to the sea from Amsterdam, Hoorn and Enkhuizen 30 2 Access to the sea from Rotterdam, Delfshaven and Vlissingen 32 3 Prevailing winds around January 57 4 Prevailing winds around July 57 5 Ocean currents 58 6 The seaway to Batavia and Ceylon, and the wagenspoor 65 7 The Cape of Good Hope 108
GRAPHS
1 Numbers of voyagers on board and numbers of ships departed from Europe 146 2 Average tonnage per ship 178
TABLES
1 Calculation of lasts in the equalization 43 2 Numbers of ships built in Company shipyards 52 3 Numbers of ships per category built in the six Company shipyards 53 4 Duration of voyages of East Indiamen and fluyts on the route Republic-
The Cape v.v. 55 5 Numbers of monthly departures from Dutch ports 63 6 Average duration of voyage Netherlands-The Cape 67 7 Average duration of voyage Netherlands-The Cape by month of departure 68 8 Average length of stay at The Cape on outward journey 69 9 Numbers of monthly sailings from The Cape to Asia 70
10 Average duration of voyage The Cape-Asia by month of departure 70 11a. Average duration of voyage The Cape-Batavia 72 b. Average duration of voyage The Cape-Ceylon 73
12 Average duration of voyage Netherlands-Asia 74
13 Losses of ships on outward voyage 75
14 a. Numbers of monthly departures from Batavia 78 b. Numbers of monthly departures from Ceylon 79 c. Numbers of monthly departures from Bengal 80 d. Numbers of monthly departures from Canton 80
15 a. Average duration of voyage Batavia-The Cape 82 b. Average durarion of voyage Ceylon-The Cape 82 c. Average duration of voyage Bengal/China-The Cape 83
16 a. Average duration of voyage Batavia-The Cape by month of departure 83 b. Average duration of voyage Ceylon-The Cape by month of departure 83 c. Average duration of voyage Bengal/China-The Cape by month of departure 84
17 Average length of stay at The Cape on homeward journey by port of departure 85
18 Numbers of monthly departures from The Cape 85
19 Average duration of voyage The Cape-Netherlands by month of departure 86
20 Average duration of voyage The Cape-Netherlands by port of departure in Asia 89
21 Average duration of voyage Asia-Netherlands 89
22 Losses of ships on homeward voyage 91