The Historical Background
Sweden and the City of Gothenburg

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• HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
  • China and Sweden Through a Thousand Year
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• SOIC 1731-1813
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• LAST VOYAGE 1743-1745
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• EARLY DIVINGS 1745-1907
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• THE WÄSTFELT EXCAVATION 1986-92
  • Excavation Organisation 1986-92
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  • Berits Study of the Porcelain Cargo
  • Image Gallery from the Excavation
• PLANNING 1992-1998
  • Organization
  • Objectives and vision
  • Fund raising
• TERRA NOVA 1993-2005
  • Terra Nova Shipyard
  • Building of The Ship
  • Lars Gillis, Artist
  • Visit by the Order of Göta Coldin
• TO CHINA 2006-2007
  • Arrival to Canton 2006
  • Port Elisabeth 2006
  • Back home in Gothenburg 2007
  • Back to Wargö Håla 1743, in 2023
• FRIENDS AND RESOURCES
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7. Riddarhuset

Riddarhuset Built at Clason's Shipyard, Burthen 340 Swedish Last, 30 cannons, 135 men.

Voyages during the first charter: March 22, 1740 - October 18, 1742. To Canton under Captain Mårten Kalling. Supercargos: Charles Irvine, James Moir, Jacob von Utfall, Peter von Kampe. The journey went well. Dividend 44%. April 22, 1743 - September 12, 1745. To Canton under Captain Benjamin Svensson. Supercargos: James Moir, John Metcalfe, Jacob Greiff, Andreas Olbers, Walter Campbell. Picked up their silver cargo in Ostend. Dividend 55%.

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