Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

BAT408 - Copper/brass

Batavia

Blunderbus, copper/bronze

Site Area Code Mid-West

Site Location Sand trough at wreck

Number of Items 1

Material Copper/brass

Museum Reference

Registration Number 408

ID 8211

Status Commonwealth

ANCODS 1975 Commonwealth Govt. Allocation: ANMM (00016018)

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....