Beardman jug neck: stoneware, w/ BAT 353[116], 2161.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Batavia, found in sand trough South at wreck site.
Number of Items 1
Material Stoneware
Registration Number 354
ID 1735
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....