 | The Batavia was a ship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). She was built in Amsterdam in 1628, and had 24 cast-iron cannons. Batavia was shipwrecked on her maiden voyage, and made famous by the subsequent mutiny and massacre that took place among the survivors. A twentieth century replica of the ship is also called the Batavia and can be visited in Lelystad, the Netherlands. 29 October 1628, the newly built Batavia, commissioned by the Dutch East India Company, sailed from Texel for the Dutch East Indies, to obtain spices. It sailed under commandeur and opperkoopman (upper- or senior merchant) Francisco Pelsaert, with Ariaen Jacobsz serving as skipper. Although some animosity had developed between them there, it is not known whether Pelsaert even remembered Jacobsz when he boarded Batavia. During the voyage, Jacobsz and Cornelisz conceived a plan to take the ship, which would allow them to start a new life somewhere, using the huge supply of trade gold and silver then on board. Jacobsz and Cornelisz had already gathered a small group of men around them, and arranged an incident from which the mutiny was to ensue. This involved attacking a high-ranking young female passenger, Lucretia Jans, in order to provoke Pelsaert into disciplining the crew. However, the woman was able to identify her attackers. The mutineers were then forced to wait until Pelsaert made arrests, but he never acted. On 4 June 1629 the ship struck a reef near Beacon Island part of the Houtman Abrolhos off the Western Australian coast. Of the 322 aboard, most of the passengers and crew managed to get ashore, although 40 people drowned. The survivors, including all the women and children, were then transferred to nearby islands in the ship's longboat and yawl.
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 | The new model of the Batavia is here and displayed below. This model is built to the same standards as the large model ships displayed on our site. It is a plank on frame model with accurate details & decorations.
Note that this model is also available in the following size:
Dimensions:
Length: 105cm
Width: 38cm
Height: 95cm
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 | Batavia 1926 Dutch VoC Netherlands (New Release)
Wooden Plank on Frame Model of High Quality Craftmanship
Length: 33" (85 cm)
Width: 12" (30 cm)
Height: 28" (70 cm)
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Price: £1,300.00 (Euro 1,508.00) |
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 | Batavia 1628 Dutch VOC Holland
Wooden Plank on Frame Model of Museum Quality
Length: 36" (91 cm)
Width: 10" (25 cm)
Height: 30" (75 cm)
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Price: £1,000.00 (Euro 1,160.00) |
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Some More Models of the Dutch Ancient Navy Below are displayed two models which are as spectacular as the Batavia in terms of their detail and craftmanship involved in creating them. The Baleniera and the Friesland are two Dutch ships, although they served different purposes at different periods, display a significant level of detail and knowhow in ship building. |
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 | Dutch Whaler: Baleniera Olandese 1790
A Rare Wooden Plank on Frame Model of Museum Quality
Length: 28" (70 cm)
Width: 12" (29 cm)
Height: 28" (70 cm)
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Price: £975.00 (Euro 1,131.00) |
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 | Friesland 1663 Netherlands (New Product)
Length: 32" (82 cm)
Width: 13" (34 cm)
Height: 28" (72cm)
A fine wooden handcrafted museum quality ship model of the famous Dutch ship the Friesland. Ornated with decorations.
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Price: £1,350.00 (Euro 1,566.00) |
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