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Legacy of a 17th-Century Shipwreck

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Enjoy these additional images of items discovered amid the wreck of Batavia, a merchant ship that ran aground in 1629 on a coral reef off the west coast of Australia, as well as on Beacon Island, where many survivors of the wreck took refuge. To read more, go to "Letter from Australia: Murder Islands."

  • Batavia’s anchor (Courtesy Western Australian Museum)
  • Timbers from Batavia’s starboard side (Courtesy Roger Atwood)
  • Barber/surgeon’s bowl found in the wreck of Batavia (Courtesy Western Australian Museum)
  • Comb found during excavations on Beacon Island (Courtesy Western Australian Museum)
  • Stoneware jug recovered from Beacon Island (Courtesy Western Australian Museum)

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