Markus Pietersse, on December 29, 1777 in the service of the Dutch East India Company

• Departure
• 1777
• Monday, 29 December
  Markus Pietersse (uit Hadersleben) joins as ship gunner with chamber Amsterdam. Departure of the ship Ceres bound for Ceylon
• 1778
• Monday, 13 April
  105 days after departure
  Arrival of the ship Ceres on the Cape
• Saturday, 2 May
  19 days after arrival at the Cape
  Departure of the ship Ceres of the Cape
• Saturday, 27 June
  56 days after departure from the Cape, 180 days after departure from the Netherlands
  Arrival of the ship Ceres in Ceylon
• Return
• 1779
• Friday, 19 February
  237 days after arrival in Ceylon
  Departure of the ship Ceres with chamber Zeeland from Ceylon
• Saturday, 15 May
  85 days after departure from Batavia
  Arrival of the ship Ceres on the Cape
• Monday, 17 May
  2 days after arrival at the Cape
  Departure of the ship Ceres from the Cape destined for the Netherlands
• Wednesday, 14 July
  58 days after departure from the Cape, 145 days after departure from Ceylon
  Arrival of the ship Ceres in the Netherlands
  562 days after employment
  Resignation Markus Pietersse (Ceres), reason: deceased

Remarks

Month certificate: No / Debenture: Yes

According to K .A . 4390a Hendrik van Baggen was master of the CERES.

Source citation

Nationaal Archief (Netherlands), Dutch East India Company, archive 1.04.02, inventory number 6646, folio 76

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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