BAT3377 - Copper/brass artefact

Batavia Wreck

BAT3377 - Copper/brass

Pins, brass, with moveable heads [10 complete and 10 fragments)

  • Material Copper/brass

  • Number of Items 20

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Concretion over timber near C2

Museum Reference

  • artefact BAT3377 - Copper/brass

  • Registration Number 3377

  • ANCODS 1975 Netherlands Govt. Allocation: RS.1770(015)

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Full information about the Copper/brass
artefact BAT3377 - Copper/brass
Ship Batavia
ANCODS 1975 Netherlands Govt. Allocation: RS.1770(015)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 3377
Description Pins, brass, with moveable heads [10 complete and 10 fragments)
Material Copper/brass
Number of Items 20
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Concretion over timber near C2
Modification date Wed, 2011-02-16
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/bat3377-copperbrass
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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