Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

BAT4123 - Rope/leather/etc.

Batavia

Rope/leather/etc. artefact recovered from Batavia

Hair: Goat.

Site Area Code Mid-West

Site Location Between timbers rib area

Number of Items 1

Material Rope/leather/etc.

Museum Reference

Registration Number 4123

ID 27406

Status Commonwealth

ANCODS 1982 Netherlands Govt. Allocation

Map of shipwreck

Batavia

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....