During the colonial era, the Netherlands was one of the world’s greatest maritime powers, with territories and trading companies stretching from Indonesia to the Caribbean. At Het Scheepvaartmuseum, the National Maritime History Museum, you can see a full-size replica of the Amsterdam, one of the Dutch East India Company’s largest ships, docked outside on the waterfront, while the museum itself occupies a 17th-century storehouse, where exhibits tell stories of Dutch maritime glory.
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Het Scheepvaartmuseum
During the colonial era, the Netherlands was one of the world’s greatest maritime powers, with territories and trading companies stretching from Indonesia to the Caribbean. At Het Scheepvaartmuseum, the National Maritime History Museum, you can see a full-size replica of the Amsterdam, one of the Dutch East India Company’s largest ships, docked outside on the waterfront, while the museum itself occupies a 17th-century storehouse, where exhibits tell stories of Dutch maritime glory.
