Percussion caps, misshapen: copper.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location West Wallabi Is Coastal 'Fort' Depth 15/20 mm
Number of Items 2
Material Copper/brass
Registration Number 3906
ID 6443
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....