Abstract:This article analyses archaeological evidence for jenever (spelled genever in English) in the Dutch Republic during the Age of Sail (1550–1850). Although excessive alcohol consumption among mariners is a stereotype, there has been surprisingly little critical scholarly work on the subject. Genever was used on ships for medicinal purposes during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, but no thorough analysis of alcohol consumption broadly in a Dutch (VOC, WIC, Admiralty) maritime context has been done to dat… Show more
“…The article "Archaeological Classification of Age of Sail Shipwrecks Based on Genever's Material Culture" [10] analyses archaeological evidence of genever (Dutch gin) in the Dutch Republic during the Age of Sail (1550-1850). Although excessive alcohol consumption among mariners is a common stereotype, there has been surprisingly little critical scholarly work on this assertion.…”
“…The article "Archaeological Classification of Age of Sail Shipwrecks Based on Genever's Material Culture" [10] analyses archaeological evidence of genever (Dutch gin) in the Dutch Republic during the Age of Sail (1550-1850). Although excessive alcohol consumption among mariners is a common stereotype, there has been surprisingly little critical scholarly work on this assertion.…”
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