Description
The Retourschip Batavia, Wrecked Western Australia 1629. Excavation report and artefact catalogue
Jeremy N Green
Paperback in very good condition. Reg Vallintine bookplate on inside front cover. Wrinkled endpapers (appear to be as bound).
Batavia was a ship of the Dutch East India Company. In 1628 she sailed on her maiden voyage to the Dutch East Indies. On 4 June 1629, Batavia was wrecked on the Houtman Abrolhos, a chain of small islands off the west coast of Australia. This is a report of the excavation of the wreck.
228 pages
B&W photographs and illustrations
208 mm x 296 mm (approx. 8 in x 11.75 in)
1989, BAR International Series 489
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