Powder canister part,copper. Top half of canister, 2 handles and 5 rivets along seam. Plus three fragments of rope. from canister.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Number of Items 1
Material Copper/brass
Registration Number 417
ID 1473
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....