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title: Shipwreck of the Batavia
author: Pelsaert, F., & Vliet, J.
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18602/shipwreck-of-the-batavia/
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updated: 2024-03-08
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# Shipwreck of the Batavia

_Authored by Pelsaert, F., & Vliet, J._

## Image File

[![Shipwreck of the Batavia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18602.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18602.jpg)

## Image Caption

Shipwreck of the *Batavia*, a [Dutch East India Company](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dutch_East_India_Company/) vessel that was wrecked off the Western Australia coast in 1629. Plate 2, from *Ongeluckige voyagie, van 't schip Batavia, nae de Oost-Indien*, by F. Pelsaert, F., & Vliet, J., 1647.

State Library of New South Wales.

## Cite This Work

### APA
J., P. F. &. V. (2024, March 02). Shipwreck of the Batavia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18602/shipwreck-of-the-batavia/>
### Chicago
J., Pelsaert, F., & Vliet,. "Shipwreck of the Batavia." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 02, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18602/shipwreck-of-the-batavia/>.
### MLA
J., Pelsaert, F., & Vliet,. "Shipwreck of the Batavia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Mar 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18602/shipwreck-of-the-batavia/>.

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