A sampan at Manila

In October 1600 Olivier van Noort arrived in the Philippines with two ships, the Mauritius and the Eendracht. The expedition sailed to the southeast side of the island Luzon and went into a bay now called Albay Bay. After obtaining some provisions there, the ships continued slowly towards Manilla. On the way there they pillaged several villages and captured a Chinese sampan, which later managed to escape. After arriving at Manila in November, the fleet remained in front of Manila’s bay to attempt to capture incoming vessels. In early December they captured a Japanese sampan, from which they obtained some supplies and and a wooden achor. They paid for the goods and let the ship pass. On the 14th of December the ships of Van Noort were confronted by a Spanish fleet.

The image shows the Japanese sampan that was stopped by the Dutch. The description mentions that the ship is quite flat, with a very large rudder with two wide oars. It has wooden anchors and sails of reeds and bark.