Ship's cannon from V.O.C. ship the White Lion; Ship's cannon from V.O.C.'s ship the White Lion. This cannon; with which bullets of 24 pounds can be fired; was on board the VOC ship the White Lion. The ship sank at Sint Helena in a battle with Portuguese ships. The cannon has a small armillary sphere as a grain on the trumpet; a typical Portuguese symbol; St. Helena; Amsterdam; Dutch East India Company; Dutch East India Company Chamber; Henricus Meurs; Utrecht; 1604; bronze (metal); founding; h 57 cm x l 384.5 cm x w 59 cm x w 2800 kg w 400 kg w 232 cm x d 72 cm