REPLICA Oosterdok Amsterdam This is the stem of the replica of the Amsterdam, a ship of the Dutch East-Indian Company. She was shipwrecked in the 18th century in the roads of Hastings. On the left we see Mercure the god of merchants(and thieves). On the right Neptune the god of the seas. The man who posed for this sculpture is Cees van de Meer, who was in charge of the building of this beautiful ship.