Plans for a 1606 Dutch Jacht Duyfken - by Henny Fransen Plans
for a 1606 Dutch Jacht, "Het Duyfken - The Little Dove." -
byHenny Fransen. Henny drew these diagrams from pictures using
the software CorelDraw. (click any picture to see a larger
image) Bottle 532 (click here to go to the Gallery listing) The
ship is highly detailed and accurate to the original ship. Henny
Fransen, the artist, provided the following: "First, I drilled a
hole in the bottom of the decanter. Then the stand was fitted to
the bottom with a small screw. After that, the hull was launched
into the decanter and fitted to the stand. Then the three masts,
including shrouds and other rigging followed one by one. When
all masts were glued in their position, the rigging was
completed in the bottle and tuned, glued and cut. A wooden globe
is closing the neck of the decanter." In 1606 the Dutch East
India Company (VOC) sent the little ship Duyfken, captained by
Willem Janszoon, to search for "south and east lands" beyond the
furthest reaches of