Michiel Hofman, on January 23, 1734 in the service of the Dutch East India Company

• Departure
• 1734
• Saturday, 23 January
  Michiel Hofman (uit Coppenhagen) joins as ship gunner with chamber Amsterdam. Departure of the ship Knappenhof bound for Batavia
• Saturday, 1 May
  98 days after departure
  Arrival of the ship Knappenhof on the Cape
• Tuesday, 25 May
  24 days after arrival at the Cape
  Departure of the ship Knappenhof of the Cape
• Wednesday, 22 September
  120 days after departure from the Cape, 242 days after departure from the Netherlands
  Arrival of the ship Knappenhof in Batavia
• Return
• Monday, 6 December
  75 days after arrival in Batavia
  Departure of the ship Duinbeek with chamber Amsterdam from Batavia
• 1735
• Saturday, 12 March
  96 days after departure from Batavia
  Arrival of the ship Duinbeek on the Cape
• Friday, 1 April
  20 days after arrival at the Cape
  Departure of the ship Duinbeek from the Cape destined for the Netherlands
• Sunday, 31 July
  121 days after departure from the Cape, 237 days after departure from Batavia
  Arrival of the ship Duinbeek in the Netherlands
  554 days after employment
  Resignation Michiel Hofman (Duinbeek), reason: repatriated

Remarks

Month certificate: No / Debenture: Yes

Commandeur of this return fleet was Jakob Pielat (6920).

Source citation

Nationaal Archief (Netherlands), Dutch East India Company, archive 1.04.02, inventory number 5987, folio 47

VOC - voyagers, this index was developed through a joint initiative of the archives of Delft and Rotterdam, Zeeuws archief, Westfries Archief (Hoorn and Enkhuizen) and the departments of history from the Universities of Leiden and Ghent.

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