BAT21836 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified
Batavia
Misc ceramics and glass. 2x glass (1 bottle stopper), 2x ceramics
Site Location WWI Fort, West Wallabi Inland Site
Number of Items 4
Material Miscellaneous/Unidentified
Museum Reference
Registration Number 21836
ID 112577
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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