To Build a Ship: The Voc Replica Ship Duyfken

In 1606, the Duyfken left the spice island of Banda and sailed east in search of a fabled land of gold known as Tera Australis Incognita. A fast, sturdy little ship, Little Dove was a troubleshooter for larger cargo ships, battling Portuguese traders, carrying provisions and exploring foreign waters. Nearly four centuries later the Duyfken replica left the shores of Australia, no longer a fabled continent but a modern nation, and set sail for Banda. Her mission this time - peace, as her name suggests. The only shots fired from the vessel sailing in her wake were from a camera.