John May (shipwright)

A shipwright and the main buildings of the Amsterdam Admiralty by Pierre Fouquet (1729-1800)
The "Oostelijke Eilanden" in Amsterdam on a map by Gerrit de Broen, dated ~1782.

John May Sr or Jan Maij (1694 – 1779) was an English shipwright from Chatham who served from 1758-1779 as Master Shipbuilder of the Amsterdam Admiralty.[1]

  1. ^ "Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek (NNBW)". Resources.huygens.knaw.nl. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

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