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Dear Alexander Dobrenko,
Via Pavel Filin I received your name and emailadres. The reason for contacting is the following: At present I am a research fellow at the Dutch National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam (Het Scheepvaartmusuem). The subject of the research project is the clinker built boeijer yachts of the 18th and 19 th century. The study particularly focuses on the boeijer yacht that was built in 1815 at the Amsterdam Navy Shipyacht, ordered by King Willem I to be presented to Emperor Alexander I at the occasion of the marriage between Alexanders sister Anna Paulowna and the Kings sons, later King Willem II.
A long term plan is to reconstruct this yacht at our historical boatyard, see the information sheet attached to this email.
Already much interesting information was found in the collection of Het Scheepvaartmuseum and various archives. E.g. I found the letters of the ‘hoofdconstructeur’ of the Amsterdam Navy Shipyard, Pieter Schuyt jr. concerning the construction of the boeijer for the Russian Emperor. Furthermore I found the relevant letters of King Willem and Emperor Alexander.
I am very much interested in any information in St. Petersburg on this boeijer yacht, e.g:
- How and when did the boeijer come to an end?
- Are there any parts of the boeijer left, e.g. at the Navy Museum?
- Did anything of the luxury inventory of the boeijer survive?
- Are there any pictures / paintings of the boeijer (I already found some pictures of the boeijer in St Petersburg)
- Can any documents concerning the boeijer be found in Russia, e.g. in the Nay Museum, the Naval Archives, the Imperial Archives?
I would be very gratefull if you could help me on these matters or maybe you can put me into contact with people who can help me.
Many thanks and kind regards,
Alexander de Vos
Dear Aleksandr,
Please find attached some photos of the beautiful model made in 1815 by Pieter Schuyt jr, ‘hoofdconstructeur’ of Navy Shipyard in Amsterdam, who also built the real boeijer for the Russian Emperor (copyrights of the photos belong to Het Scheepvaartmuseum). This model is astonishingly accurate and the lines are superb. Intriguingly there are in fact three old models of the same ship: one in Het Scheepvaartmuseum, one in het Rijksmuseum and one privately owned model.
Best regards,
Alexander