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Description: From left to right, Blijde Boodschap (Good Tiding), Trouw (Loyalty), Geloof (Faith), Liefde (Love) (William Adams's ship) and Hoope (Hope). 17th century engraving. On these ships, only the Liefde managed to arrive in Japan, where it was sent by Tokugawa Ieyasu to Edo. Rotten and beyond repair, the ship foundered during the journey.
Title: LiefdeShip
Credit: Artwork of the book Wijdtloopigh Verhael (made in circa 1600, page 142) http://gallusmagnus.nl/index.php/Bestand:Dereisvanmahuend00wied_0176.jpg
Author: Zacharias Heijins (Amsterdam, in de Warmoestraet, in de Hooft-dueghden)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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