Collected Quotes

"...this book fully recalls the enthusiasm we had during the reconstruction of the Batavia..." , "...it is the most beautiful book ever made of the Batavia and possibly the best book on a historic Sailing ship anyway..."
Willem Vos - Master shipwright of the Batavia.

"...an absolutely marvelous job done, congratulations !"
Ad van der Zee , manager informations dept. Batavia yard - Lelystad Holland.

"This unique book of the Batavia, created by Jaap Roskam and illustrated with his superb photographs will be greatly enjoyed by many."
Justus H. Veeneklaas - Former CEO of : - Philips electronics Australia , - ANCOC , - Batavia 1628-Australia 2000 Pty Ltd - Sydney.

"Wow! , This is very, very beautifully done..."
Matt Lee - manager of the Australian Maritime Museum Shop (The Store) - Sydney.

"...a fantastic book, we are going to use it as a special gift for our special (international) guests..."
Royal Dutch Embassy - Canberra - ACT - Australia

"...very well done Jaap, you will have no problems to sell the Limited edition in record time..."
Bruce Stannard - Writer of many maritime manuscripts and publisher of: SCOTS 'Celebrating our Scottish Heritage' Magazine - Bowral - NSW - Australia

"I am very greatful to all the people involved in making this experience possible and to Jaap Roskam for this fantastic photographic memoir."
Captain Peter Petroff - Sailing Master - Perth - West Australia.

"The book arrived. It is beautiful! What a wonderful creation it is! The quality of the paper and photos are marvelous; and the coin is great!"
Neal Gray - USA.

"We auctioned 3 copies of 'Sailing the last East Indiaman' for a fundraising during our annual event of september 2001, on the Abrolhos Islands. They attracted over A$ 3000,= !!!"
Variety Club - Geraldton - West Australia.

"Beste jongen, nu snap ik pas ècht waarom het een 'tikkie' duurder werd.....",
" ..... sprakeloosheid. Wat heb je er een prachtig boek van gemaakt. Enorm mooie foto's, foto's nog meer foto's en wat een fraaie lay out. Heel eventjes zag ik 'onze QN' Vliegende Hollander op bladzijde 88 voorbijkomen, met als achtergrond gaaf vaag de detailtekening, maar daar had ik eigenlijk geen tijd voor, want de rest, kortom alles, alles ........ ongelooflijk mooi en verzorgd.
Wat prachtig afgewerkt met wijn-rood linnen omslag en goud/zwart imprint en een idem. beschermhoes; met een echte replica Daalder. Een TOPPER !! "
Frank van der Meulen - Oud KLM Aviateur en beheerder van het QN archief (met de originele illustraties van kapitein Rob door Pieter Kuhn w.o. die van de vliegende Hollander in het boek op pag. 88) - Loosdrecht.

"Happy New Year and thank you again for the Super and Beautiful book, it's great."
Rudi van Voorst - Ivanhoe - Victoria - Australia.

"....the book arrived this morning by expresse mail, ik only browsed it through yet. But I call you to express to you my sincere congratulations and respect for the fantastic job done. You really made it a huge task to publish a fantastic master piece. The book reminded me of feelings I thought I had forgotten long ago..... it brings more than just a piece of history alive ....it reminds one of the true essence of the beauty of ships."
Commodore of the Royal Dutch Navy, Lt.T.Z - R.Dekker - Sydney - Australië

"....I have enjoyed reading every page in your book. The photos are great."
Michael Teekens - Ringwood - Victoria - Australië

" Jaap jongen , ik ben trots op je ! , (Jaap boy am I proud of you !) "
My father: Dick Roskam in the Netherlands