The wrecking of the Dutch East India Company ship Batavia in 1629 is perhaps the best-known maritime disaster in Australian history. The subject of books, articles, plays, and even an opera, Batavia ...

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Occupying approximately a volley-court-large space in Fremantle, Perth, Australia, the Shipwreck Galleries is home for the ruin of the Batavia ship used to be owned by the VOC ...

An extensive archaeological research project spanning five years unveiled a haunting and tragic tale from Australia's past. The findings reveal the dark events surrounding the Batavia maritime ...

Experts have used 3D imaging to bring the story of one of Western Australia's most tragic shipwrecks to life in intricate detail. The Batavia was wrecked at the Abrolhos Islands on its maiden voyage ...

The skeleton of a victim from one of Australia's most famous shipwrecks has been unearthed by archaeologists. The remains on Beacon Island, off Western Australia, date from the wreck of the Dutch East ...

In 1629, Commander Francisco Pelsaert’s ship was wrecked on the windswept Houtman Abrolhos Islands 70km off the WA coast. In the hold of the Dutch East India Company ship were hundreds of precious ...

The Batavia was built in Amsterdam but hit a reef off Western Australia and sank on its maiden voyage Researchers have determined where the timbers originated It helps build a picture of Dutch ...

Professor Arvi Wattel examines items recovered from the 1629 shipwreck of the Batavia (replica, inset) which became shipwrecked in the Abrolhos Islands (main). Credit: Supplied and Getty Images In the ...

Wendy van Duivenvoorde receives funding from the Australian Research Council. This project was funded by 'Shipwrecks of the Roaring Forties', grant number LP130100137. Aoife Daly's project TIMBER has ...