A 17th Century vessel called 'Batavia' by iaacf
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On 29 October 1628, the newly built Batavia, commissioned by the Dutch East India Company, sailed for the Dutch East Indies. It was headed to its destination for spices under Commandeur and "opperkoopman" Fran
Comments (10)
helanker
WQOOOW ! What a fantastic ship and the water is flat as a floor. Amazing capture. And a scary story. Bravo !!
Valerie-Ducom
It's so beautiful and very interesting history !!! :)
Onslow
Nicely captured image - not sure about the colours though !
Garlor
The low light angle has given a nice colour to this replica ship. I saw the recovered remains in Freemantle and was shocked to see the bones and read the horrific story. Background to the replica and a new ship being built can be found at http://www.bataviawerf.nl/en/
spm91g
Excellent work!!!!
MrsLubner
I love these ships. All are so rich in history and seem to be alive. Great shot!
Dianthus
Very beautiful colours and thanks for the history:)
Joko-Style
very cool!
chips7
A gruesome story. Well told!
Cosme..D..Churruca
Love it !