BAT2959K - Bricks artefact

Batavia Wreck

Bricks

  • Material Bricks

  • Number of Items 1230

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

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  • artefact BAT2959K - Bricks

  • Registration Number 2959

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artefact BAT2959K - Bricks
Ship Batavia
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 2959
Description Bricks
Material Bricks
Number of Items 1230
Site Area Code Mid-West
Modification date Thu, 2008-09-25
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/bat2959k-bricks
Map of shipwreck

Batavia

The Batavia built in Netherlands, by VOC, owned by VOC. The Batavia cargo was Trade goods and supplies, building blocks for portico, specie. The Master of the Batavia was Adriaen Jacobs, the Batavia had a crew of 303. The Batavia was lost 1629/06/04 at Morning reef, Houtman Abrolhos.

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-...

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