Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

BAT456 - Copper/brass

Batavia

Trumpet, bell garland, conical with part bezel. Inner edge cut into darts resembling acanthus leaves. Inscription: MDCXXVIII. MACHT . Nürnberg town shield . ICH . CONRAT.DROCHL [1628. Made Myself Conrat Dro[s]chl] (separate small fragment)

Site Area Code Mid-West

Site Location Beacon Island

Number of Items 1

Material Copper/brass

Museum Reference

Registration Number 456

ID 1793

Status Commonwealth

Artefacts

Batavia

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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