BAT402 - Copper/brass
Batavia
Gunpowder canister, copper. Body of canister only. Good condition w/ slight erosion. Has two loop handles.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Sand trough at wreck
Number of Items 1
Material Copper/brass
Museum Reference
Registration Number 402
ID 8196
Status Commonwealth
ANCODS 1976 Netherlands Govt. Allocation: RS.1770(074)
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....
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