Antonius de Liedekerke
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Antonius de Liedekerke, also Antonie Charles de Liedekercke ((Antwerp 1587-Haarlem, 1661)), was a Dutch
sea captain and ambassador to the court of the king of Morocco Mohammed esh Sheikh es Seghir
in the 17th century.
In 1627 he married Willemina van Braeckel (1604/5-after 1661). In 1637 the couple was painted by Johannes Verspronck
. Both portraits are in the Frans Hals Museum. In 1638 they had one son, called Samuel. He was painted by Gerard ter Borch
as a child, together with his parents.
Antonius de Liedekerke left Texel on 1 September 1640 and arrived in Salé
three months later. After a few days the Gelderland left for Asfi. Van Liedekercke liked the weather around Christmas and their the bread. The daughter of Murat Rais
, who had been travelling with him, met with her father. The figurehead of the saint was removed. Then they sailed to Mogador. In March he visited the king in Marrakesh. Liedekercke was accompanied by the engraver Adriaen Matham
. Matham left numerous drawings of fishes and sharks, including an engraving of the El Badi Palace
, which they visited in March, and before it was destroyed. In July they left Safia with 45 Dutchmen, who had been in prison for two years; the cost of 28 more sailors was too high and left in Maroc.
Because of strong winds they sailed to Madeira
, described by Liedekercke as a paradise. 115 sailors went ashore and drank lots of wine. In August they sailed back to Safia. Liedekercke arrived on 12 November 1641 on Texel
.
The account of his journey was bought by Prince Eugene of Savoy
and is now in the Austrian National Library
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
sea captain and ambassador to the court of the king of Morocco Mohammed esh Sheikh es Seghir
Mohammed esh Sheikh es Seghir
Mohammed esh Sheikh es Seghir was a sultan of the Saadi dynasty, residing in Marrakesh. He was a son of sultan Zidan Abu Maali . His portrait can be found in an engraving of Marrakesh by Adriaen Matham in 1640, made on the occasion of a visit by the ambassador of the Netherlands to the sultan....
in the 17th century.
In 1627 he married Willemina van Braeckel (1604/5-after 1661). In 1637 the couple was painted by Johannes Verspronck
Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck
Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck was a gifted Dutch Golden Age portraitist.-Biography:...
. Both portraits are in the Frans Hals Museum. In 1638 they had one son, called Samuel. He was painted by Gerard ter Borch
Gerard ter Borch
Gerard ter Borch was a Dutch genre painter, who lived in the Dutch Golden Age.-Biography:Gerard ter Borch was born in December 1617 in Zwolle in the province of Overijssel in the Dutch Republic....
as a child, together with his parents.
Antonius de Liedekerke left Texel on 1 September 1640 and arrived in Salé
Salé
Salé is a city in north-western Morocco, on the right bank of the Bou Regreg river, opposite the national capital Rabat, for which it serves as a commuter town...
three months later. After a few days the Gelderland left for Asfi. Van Liedekercke liked the weather around Christmas and their the bread. The daughter of Murat Rais
Jan Janszoon
Jan Janszoon van Haarlem, commonly known as Murat Reis the younger was the first President and Grand Admiral of the Corsair Republic of Salé, Governor of Oualidia, and a Dutch pirate, one of the most notorious of the Barbary pirates from the 17th century; the most famous of the "Salé...
, who had been travelling with him, met with her father. The figurehead of the saint was removed. Then they sailed to Mogador. In March he visited the king in Marrakesh. Liedekercke was accompanied by the engraver Adriaen Matham
Adriaen Matham
Adriaen Matham was a Dutch artist, engraver and art dealer.-Biography:Matham was the son of Dutch engraver Jacob Matham and his wife Marijtgen; he was brother to the engravers Jan and Theodor Matham. Adriaen was a member of the schutterij already in 1618. He was painted by Frans Hals in 1627...
. Matham left numerous drawings of fishes and sharks, including an engraving of the El Badi Palace
El Badi Palace
El Badi Palace is located in Marrakech, Morocco, and these days it consists of the remnants of a palace commissioned by the Saadian Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur in 1578...
, which they visited in March, and before it was destroyed. In July they left Safia with 45 Dutchmen, who had been in prison for two years; the cost of 28 more sailors was too high and left in Maroc.
Because of strong winds they sailed to Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
, described by Liedekercke as a paradise. 115 sailors went ashore and drank lots of wine. In August they sailed back to Safia. Liedekercke arrived on 12 November 1641 on Texel
Texel
Texel is a municipality and an island in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the biggest and most populated of the Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea, and also the westernmost of this archipelago, which extends to Denmark...
.
The account of his journey was bought by Prince Eugene of Savoy
Prince Eugene of Savoy
Prince Eugene of Savoy , was one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history, rising to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna. Born in Paris to aristocratic Italian parents, Eugene grew up around the French court of King Louis XIV...
and is now in the Austrian National Library
Austrian National Library
The Austrian National Library , is the largest library in Austria, with 7.4 million items in its collections. It is located in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna; since 2005 some of the collections are located in the baroque Palais Mollard-Clary...
.