Batavia - the journey, the shipwreck and the massacre - Don's Maps
2018年9月12日 · Important points shown on this map are Cape Leeuwin, the most south-western point of Australia, the Abrolhos Islands, Dirk Hartog's Island, and the most northerly point, the Willems River, now known as the Ashburton River.
Batavia (1628 ship) - Wikipedia
On 4 June 1629, Batavia was wrecked on the Houtman Abrolhos, a chain of small islands off Western Australia. As the ship broke apart, approximately 300 of the Batavia ' s 341 passengers and crew made their way ashore, the rest drowning in their attempts.
National Heritage Places - Batavia Shipwreck Site and Survivor …
2006年4月6日 · The Batavia wreck site is located in the Wallabi group of the Houtman Abrolhos, a series of low reefs and islands lying about 65 kilometres off the Western Australian coast. Human skeletal remains of passengers and crew murdered by the mutineers were recovered from Beacon Island in the 1960s.
Wreck of the Batavia - National Museum of Australia
2024年9月18日 · The wreck of the Batavia was found in 1963. Much of the ship was salvaged and is on display at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle. The remnants of Hayes’s fort – Australia’s first European structure – can still be found on West Wallabi. As many as 80 skeletons are believed to lie in the sands of Beacon Island.
Batavia’s history, 1628-1963 | Western Australian Museum
Shipwreck. Batavia’s voyage should have been a routine journey for a VOC retourschip (returning ship), which were built to make annual voyages between the Netherlands and East Indies. However, in the early hours of 4 June 1629, Batavia struck a reef in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands at full speed.
Antique map of the Shipwreck of the Batavia by François
Antique map of the Shipwreck of the Batavia by François Pelsaert for sale. Ongeluckige Voyagie, Van't Schip Batavia, Nae de Oost-Indien. François Pelsaert's account of the wrecking and mutiny of the Dutch East Indiaman Batavia on the reefs of …
View Shipwreck - Batavia - Department of the Environment
View Shipwreck - Batavia. MAP View Larger Map. Shipwreck Id number: 3726 Vessel name: Batavia Type of vessel: Sailing vessel Sailing rig type: Ship Gross tonnage (imperial tons): 600.0 Year wrecked: 1629 ...
Batavia, 1629 - Western Australian Museum
On 4 June 1629, the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) ship, Batavia wrecked off the coast of Western Australia, in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands. In the chaos that followed, one man led a group of mutineers on a violent spree, assaulting and murdering over 100 people.
Batavia - the ship - Don's Maps
2024年12月15日 · Batavia was shipwrecked on her maiden voyage, and was made famous by the subsequent mutiny and massacre that took place among the survivors. A twentieth-century replica of the ship, also called the Batavia can be visited in Lelystad, Netherlands. A superb replica of the Batavia under sail.
Batavia - divingwawrecks
Batavia. GPS: S 28° 29.506' E 113° 47.518' Location: Walabi Group, Abrolhos Islands. Site depth: 7 metres. Divable conditions: <1.0 metre swell. Visibilty: 10 metres + Vessel: VOC Retourship. Construction: Wood. Tons: 650 tons. Vessel length: 56 metres. Wreck event: Wrecked on …