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Lump of Peat Discovered or Dug Up from the Wreck of the East Indiaman 't Vliegend Hart
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Lump of Peat Discovered or Dug Up from the Wreck of the East Indiaman 't Vliegend Hart

anonymous · 1700 - 1735 · wood (plant material); organic material

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Peat, a large, grey lump of peat with a wooden stick passing through it. Fine cracks are visible on the surface. It is organic material, namely clayey seabed peat.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBrok veen uit of opgedoken bij het wrak van de Oost-Indiëvaarder 't Vliegend Hart. 1700 - 1735. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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