Bak (unit)

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Bak was a unit of volume for coral stones and ship ballast that was used in the Dutch East India region of Batavia in the 18th century .

1 Bak = 12 feet wide by 12 feet long by 6 feet high = 864 cubic feet (Rhineland) (about 26.7 cubic meters )

literature

MRB Gerhardt Sen .: General Contorist or in the most recent and current times the usual coin, measure and weight constitution of all countries and trading cities. Part 2 Volume 2, Arnold Wever, Berlin 1792, p. 29. Google book [1]