The master builder and researcher spent over 30 years working on the construction method. “We have rediscovered that technique, because it had been forgotten for centuries.”
The construction of the Witte Swaen, a replica of the ship that brought Willem Barentsz to Nova Zembla, took years. “But we did it with a small team, taking it easy,” says De Weerdt.
“I divided those hours by the staff at the time: they worked with a large team, six days a week.”
2023-09-09 19:41:29
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