Wijdschip/smalschip

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In the 17th century, wide ships and narrow ships were two common types of sailing vessels on inland waterways. Both types had the same external characteristics and differed only in size. A narrow ship could still pass through the lock at Gouda, but a wide ship could not.

In one of the most important sources on 17th-century Dutch shipbuilding, the book “Aeloude en Hedendaegsche Scheepsbouw en Bestier” (1671), Nicolaes Witsen included several drawings of a wide ship, as well as brief descriptions, including standard measurements. Ab Hoving and René Hendrickx used this information to create a digital reconstruction. Hoving then built a model out of paper. The construction process can be followed in his book “Dutch 17th century ship models in paper” (2024). With Hoving’s permission, his design is now also available as a wooden model.

The scale of this model is 1:72, the same as the scale of some larger ship models released by Kolderstok, such as the Batavia and the Zeven Provinciën. Wide ships were used, among other things, to transport goods and personnel to these types of ships, which were waiting in the Texel roadstead for their voyage across the ocean. When the models are placed side by side, it becomes clear how impressive these ships must have been in the eyes of their future passengers.

The model is 29cm long, 8cm wide, and 32cm tall.