BAT656 - Marine artefact

Batavia Wreck

Bead: red coral.

  • Material Marine

  • Number of Items 1

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

Museum Reference

  • artefact BAT656 - Marine

  • Registration Number 656

Artefact information

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artefact BAT656 - Marine
Ship Batavia
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 656
Description Bead: red coral.
Material Marine
Number of Items 1
Site Area Code Mid-West
Modification date Mon, 2008-10-06
Date Registered Wed, 1971-11-17
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/bat656-marine
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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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