The upcoming lecture in our Ships & Seafaring 1500–1800 Lecture Series (Prize Papers Talks Special Edition). The series is presented as a special collaboration between the German Maritime Museum, Leibniz Institute for Maritime History (Bremerhaven), and the Prize Papers Project (University of Oldenburg / The National Archives, UK). Next Monday, 9 February, 1-2pm (CET), noon (UK), 7-8am Eastern Standard Time (EST): Hielke Nieuwenhuize. Title: “The master is a Zealander, but lives with his wife and familie at Stockholme”: the importance of foreign seamen and their networks for the development of Swedish seafaring in the 17th century. Description: Around 1650, Swedish shipping expanded for the first time beyond coastal waters into new maritime regions outside the Baltic Sea. During the early years of this expansion phase, Dutch captains and lieutenants of the Swedish navy played a pivotal role as officers, masters and pilots of Swedish naval vessels, company ships and private merchantmen. To explain why and how these Dutch seafarers became Sweden’s navigation specialists, this lecture will discuss their characteristics, maritime knowledge and experiences as well as their networks in Swedish society. You can find the complete program here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ships-seafaring-15001800-tickets-1931080938069
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