Amsterdam, A ship replica and maritime museum ship in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam is a full-size replica of an 18th-century East Indiaman moored at the jetty of the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The wooden vessel features tall masts, rigging, an open upper deck, and below-deck spaces that recreate where sailors worked, ate, and slept during long trading voyages.

The original Amsterdam was built in the 1700s for the Dutch East India Company to carry goods and people between Europe and Asia. This replica was constructed in the 1980s, a period of high unemployment when the project also gave young people work, and it has been docked at the museum since 1991.

Visitors often pause on the main deck to look up at the largest flag and try to decode a message written in a new flag language created for an art project about the Atlantic world. Down below, the cramped living quarters and simple galley give a concrete sense of separation between officers and ordinary sailors.

Wind can affect access, because the ship and jetty close when gusts reach certain levels for safety reasons. Visitors using wheelchairs can reach the landing deck by a lift for mobility vehicles, but the upper decks and the hold remain difficult to reach.

A video room on board shows a film designed to make visitors feel as if they are standing on the ship in the port of Amsterdam in the 1600s. In one cabin, you can also step close to the captain's table and see how daily decisions were made during a voyage.