Two kaags ashore on the end of a hard

Two kaags ashore on the end of a hard. Kaags were flat bottomed cargo vessels or passenger ferries of which there were many variants. Two are shown alongside one another on the end of a hard with people working on them, the tide barely reaching them. To their right is a stake marking some piles, and beyond there is a town or village. On the left there is a kaag under sail, and a ship with a flag at the main beyond.

Object Details

ID: PAJ2397
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Date made: 1643?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Sheet: 230 x 742 mm; Mount: 505 mm x 1010 mm