The Rooswijk sank on January 9, 1740, shortly after setting sail from the Netherlands to Jakarta. The ship was wrecked during a snowstorm and became stranded on the sandbar at Goodwin Sands.

This sword and many other Woodstock cut steel objects were reputedly made from old Swedish steel horseshoe nailsToday no one has heard of the remarkable 18th century polished steelwork for which ...