Veerschuit 1609 - 1686

"Veerschuit" is a detailed black and white drawing of a Dutch sailing vessel, a type of barge known as a "veerschuit," created by Dirk Eversen Lons, a Dutch painter and printmaker, in 1609. The artwork is a depiction of a sailing vessel sailing on a body of water, with flags of the Dutch Republic, highlighting a moment in Dutch maritime history. The vessel is framed in an oval, and the inscription at the bottom reads "Een Veerschuyt van Amsterdam op Haarlem" (A Veerschuyt from Amsterdam to Haarlem). This piece is now on view at the Rijksmuseum, a prominent art museum in Amsterdam.