BAT4639 - Animal artefact

Batavia Wreck

Bird bone ?

  • Material Animal

  • Number of Items 1

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Beacon Island. Square 1B/Spit 4

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  • artefact BAT4639 - Animal

  • Registration Number 4639

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artefact BAT4639 - Animal
Ship Batavia
Registration Number 4639
Description Bird bone ?
Material Animal
Number of Items 1
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Beacon Island. Square 1B/Spit 4
Modification date Thu, 2010-12-09
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/bat4639-animal
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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