Een veerschuit, 1642 1642

"Een Delsche, Rotterdamse, Goutle of Haeghle veerschuyt" is a 1642 etching by Dutch artist Dirk Eversen Lons, depicting a type of flat-bottomed sailing barge called a veerschuyt, common on Dutch canals. The image showcases the vessel's design, complete with its distinctive rigging and sails. Lons's detailed representation likely aimed to document this maritime workhorse, capturing a snapshot of 17th-century Dutch transportation. The print is held in the Rijksmuseum and exemplifies a prominent genre of Dutch art: maritime depictions.