Batavia — 1628 Dutch East Indiaman Model, Handcrafted Wood | Admiral Line
Batavia — 1628 Dutch East Indiaman Model, Handcrafted Wood | Admiral Line
Model details
- Materials
- Mahogany, Western red cedar, Rosewood, Brass, Linen sails
- Construction
- Plank-on-frame, built by hand
- Condition
- Fully assembled, ready to display
- Display
- Wooden base with brass nameplate
- Collection
- Tall Ship Models - Admiral Line
- Item no.
- T125
A Dutch East Indiaman in full ornament — carved stern, gilded galleries, and two rows of gun ports along a hull built to carry silver out and spice back.
Built plank on frame in western red cedar, rosewood and mahogany. Hundreds of hours of hand work per hull, then a full inspection before it ships. Arrives fully assembled.
Construction
- Plank-on-frame hull with carved and gilded stern gallery and trailboards
- Three masts with complete hand-knotted standing and running rigging
- Hand-stitched linen sails on every yard
- Rows of gun ports with cast cannon, ship's boats, capstan and deck fittings
- Metal anchors and wooden rudder
- Solid wood base and engraved brass nameplate
History
Batavia was the flagship of the Dutch East India Company's 1628 fleet, launched at Amsterdam and wrecked on her maiden voyage — driven onto Morning Reef off Western Australia in June 1629. What followed is one of the darkest episodes in maritime history: while the commander sailed for help in an open boat, a mutiny among the survivors on the coral islands turned into a massacre. Her wreck was found in 1963 and much of her hull is now in the Western Australian Museum. A full-size replica was completed in Lelystad in 1995.