Maritime symposium Alle hens op 't dek
27 March
A maritime symposium on the daily lives of Frisian seafarers (17th–19th century).
On Friday 27 March, the Working Group for Maritime History of the Fryske Akademy, in collaboration with the Fries Scheepvaart Museum and Tresoar, will organise a symposium focusing on the daily lives of Frisian ship crews, both on land and at sea.
Maritime trade forms an important part of Frisian history. In the 17th and 18th centuries, large numbers of Frisians were involved in overseas freight shipping. They built upon the trade networks that had connected the North Sea and Baltic regions with the European Atlantic coasts and Mediterranean ports since the Middle Ages.
This symposium focuses on everyday life on board ships and on shore for skippers and their crews. Questions addressed include the organisation on board, the composition of often international crews, internal hierarchies, and the risks at sea, ranging from damage and shipwreck to piracy and captivity.
Programme:
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On Friday 27 March, the Working Group for Maritime History of the Fryske Akademy, in collaboration with the Fries Scheepvaart Museum and Tresoar, will organise a symposium focusing on the daily lives of Frisian ship crews, both on land and at sea.
Maritime trade forms an important part of Frisian history. In the 17th and 18th centuries, large numbers of Frisians were involved in overseas freight shipping. They built upon the trade networks that had connected the North Sea and Baltic regions with the European Atlantic coasts and Mediterranean ports since the Middle Ages.
This symposium focuses on everyday life on board ships and on shore for skippers and their crews. Questions addressed include the organisation on board, the composition of often international crews, internal hierarchies, and the risks at sea, ranging from damage and shipwreck to piracy and captivity.
Programme:
12:30 pm Arrival with coffee/tea and sandwiches.
1:00 pm Opening.
1:15–1:45 pm Rein de Lange: Enlistment in the Batavian Fleet in Harlingen (1797–1808).
1:45–2:15 pm Wouter Waldus: Life on board peat ships, an archaeological approach.
2:15–2:45 pm Break.
2:45–3:15 pm Geke Burgers: Life on board a merchant vessel around 1600.
3:15–3:45 pm Jurjen Leinenga: Daily life on a whaling ship (17th–19th century).
3:45–4:00 pm Arrival of guests for the farewell to Hanno Brand.
4:00–4:30 pm Hanno Brand: Frisian Prize Papers on life on board at the end of the 18th century.
4:30–4:45 pm Nelleke IJssennagger, in connection with the farewell to Hanno Brand, former special professor and former director of the Fryske Akademy.
From 4:45 pm on Farewell reception.