An early Dutch ship: the Abraham

I think that we are fortunate to have as much information as we do about Dutch ships from the early part of the 17th Century. For example, Ingelbrucht van de Leu commanded the ship Abraham for the Admiralty of the Maze (Rotterdam) in 1629. The Abraham had been built in 1611 and was a ship of 180 lasts. We are on shakey ground estimating dimensions from lasts, but I do it anyway, for I find it useful. A ship of 180 lasts could have dimensions something like 118ft x 27ft x 12ft. The Abraham carried 22 guns and had a crew of 90 men. We also know the list of guns, in detail:

2-12pdr, 2-chambered 12pdr, 2-8pdr, 13-5pdr, 1-3.5pdr, and 2-2.5pdr

We can immediately see that the smaller guns are odd calibers and are probably archaic. You might think that they were Falcons and Falconets. Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.