BAT6514 - MISCELLANEOUS
Batavia
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Batavia ship’s model
Number of Items 1
Material MISCELLANEOUS
Museum Reference
Registration Number 6514
ID 112478
Batavia ship’s model
Number of Items 1
Material MISCELLANEOUS
Registration Number 6514
ID 112478
Under commandeur Francisco Pelsaert, and Ariaen Jacobsz skipper, newly built Batavia sailed from Texel 27 October 1628 for the Dutch East Indies with bullion, goods and silver. On 4 June 1629 the ship struck a reef near Beacon Island in the Houtman Abrolhos. Of the 322 aboard 40 drowned and the rest got ashore. In search of water and food Jacobsz, Pelsaert and others left site in a 30-foot (9....