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I always enjoy your essays on the history of Dutch shipbuilding, your commentary on the historical research behind your models, and the beautiful images of your magnificent models.
It is not entirely surprising that Dutch shipbuilders built warships for potential enemies. I understand that in the 16th and 17th centuries, the high quality of Dutch weapons and their ability to produce them in quantity led to the strange situation of Spanish armies equipped with Dutch guns fighting against the Dutch.
In the case of this particular model, you certainly succeeded in capturing the appearance a ship with loose-hanging sails. Image 10 (998) really shows this to great effect.
I hope you will provide us with more information on the building of the model as well as more images.
Don
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