BAT3219 - Copper/brass
Batavia
Nest of Nüremberg Weights, 8 weights, container & lid, brass. Each stamped w/ fleur-de-lis. (Fragments of weight container found in MA MAC-064 Tray 03)
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Found in C2 area, WAM.
Number of Items 10
Material Copper/brass
Museum Reference
Registration Number 3219
ID 8695
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....
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