Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

BAT1092 - Building

Batavia

Building artefact recovered from Batavia

Building block small honeycomb, broken-fits 1051

Site Area Code Mid-West

Site Location Wreck site

Number of Items 1

Material Building

Museum Reference

Registration Number 1092

ID 8647

Status Commonwealth

ANCODS 1982 Netherlands Govt. Allocation

Map of shipwreck

Batavia

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....