BAT4816 - Animal artefact

Batavia Wreck

Animal hair from Batavia shipwreck. Two separately wrapped packages in one box.

  • Material Animal

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

Museum Reference

  • artefact BAT4816 - Animal

  • Registration Number 4816

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artefact BAT4816 - Animal
Ship Batavia
Registration Number 4816
Description Animal hair from Batavia shipwreck. Two separately wrapped packages in one box.
Material Animal
Site Area Code Mid-West
Modification date Mon, 2010-01-18
Date Registered Sun, 2009-12-13
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/bat4816-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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