BAT21386 - CERAMICS
Batavia
Miscellaneous fragments of glass and ceramics. 1 x clear glass bottle stopper, 1 x pale green glass fragment. 1 x ceramic fragment w blue print, 1 x cream glazed ceramic handle fragment.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location West Wallabi Island, fort.
Number of Items 4
Material CERAMICS
Museum Reference
Registration Number 21386
ID 112532
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....
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