We studied the tree rings of the Batavia shipwreck timbers – they told us much about global seafaring history
- Written by: Wendy van Duivenvoorde, Associate Professor in Maritime Archaeology, Flinders University
Panoramic view of the Batavia ship exterior oak planking. Patrick E. Baker/Western Australian MuseumThe 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 was wrecked on a chain of small islands off the...