Patrick Baker: 36 years of shipwreck photography –Gallery 4

Photo Galleries | Updated 8 years ago

A sunset viewed from underwater over coralsAcropora sunset, Abrolhos 1983
Image copyright WA Museum An underwater sponge formationCrinoid on sponge, Easter Group, Houtman's Abrolhos 1983
Image copyright WA Museum Several silver coins held in a handSilver thalers from Batavia
Image copyright WA Museum Silverware ornaments recovered from the Batavia shipwreckBatavia Silverware, luxury trade goods, 1977
Image copyright WA Museum Closeup on the detail of silverware recovered from the BataviaBatavia Silverware, 1977
Image copyright WA Museum A stamp and seal device, recovered from an underwater shipwreckThe seal of the Batavia's Predicant, Gijsbert Bastienz. 1989
Image copyright WA Museum A collection of coins with some decorated jugs recovered from a shipwreck siteBeardman Jug and 'Pieces of Eight', 'Vergulde Draeck', 1988
Image copyright WA Museum A series of decorated jugs recovered from a shipwreck siteBeardman Jug (& detail), 'Vergulde Draeck', 1988
Image copyright WA Museum A series of pottery crockery and ornaments recovered from a shipwreck siteApothecary's items, 'Vergulde Draeck'. 1986
Image copyright WA Museum A rugged coastline with waves breaking on the shorelineZuytdorp Cliffs, Western Australian 1980
Image copyright WA Museum Diver jumping from the shoreline directly into turbulent watersJumping in! 'Zuytdorp' wreck site. 1986
Image copyright WA Museum An amazing sunset on the shoreline against a full moon'Zuytdorp' wreck site. 1986
Image copyright WA Museum Close up feature of a swivel gun recovered from the 'Zuytdorp' shipwreck'Zuytdorp' swivel gun 1990
Image copyright WA Museum A series of shipwreck artefacts assembled on a beach'Zeewijk' 1727 Artefacts, Gun Island, Pelsaert Group, Abrolhos. 1976
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Patrick Baker is the Western Australian Museum's shipwrecks photographer. This series of photo galleries explores his amazing career and catalogues the photos taken between 1970 - 2005. The fourth gallery has a heavy focus on object photography and 18th century Dutch shipwrecks.