Nieuw Amsterdam : Smoking Room Foyer.

SMOKING ROOM FOYER: Piet van der Wilt is responsible for a fine tapestry-like painting on wood, which traces, in a well balanced composition, the development of shipping from early times. Commencing at the upper left, it shows the coracles of the ancient Britons, the crafts of the Egyptians, Greeks and Phoenicians; Romans Vikings and Crusaders, to the present time. It includes Columbus’ Santa Maria, the Halve Maen, sailing ships of more recent vintage, a side wheeler of the 19th century and, as the most up-to-date examples of marine design, a submarine and the Nieuw Amsterdam. This panel is located in the Smoking Room Foyer, where there is also a silver model of the Halve Maen, by Wijdeveld, on an azure globe.