Pendant from scabbard shoulder belt (for attaching small objects or as an ornament — bandeliersluiting)
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location 065 034.
Number of Items 1
Material Silver
Registration Number 3594
ID 9843
Status Commonwealth
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....