Page 10 - Loss of the VOC Retourschip Batavia, Western Australia, 1629

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Frequency histogram of a selection of ordinary lead shot from the Balavia. ..•......•......•..•.......•.••...... 70 A detail from the CorporOfl/schap van Kapilein Roe/o[Bick£r painted by van der Helst in 1639 showing a bronze pike ferrule, some of the other ferrules in this picture were iron. .......................... 73 Two pieces of the front part of the plain gorget concretion. Note that top gorget on the left-hand
side is a different type to that on the right-hand side.......................................................................... 81 Areconstruction ofthe concretion containing the back part of the gorgets. Note that there are four groups of at least ten gorgets in eacb group. The top right-hood group is the deeorated gorget type_...... 81 An i1lUSlrationofthe symbols of the Verenigde Ooslind;sche Compagnie: the initials V.O.C. top,
the ship in the shield is also a Company symbol, above the shield the weapons and navigation in- struments ............................................................................................................................................. 82 An illustration showing the use of the seaman's astrolabe................................................................. 83 Photograph of the brachiolus or Armken van Barentsz• ••.•................•.....•............•..............•.............. 90 One of the building blocks lying on the edge of the exposed hull timbers during the excavation,
note the mason's mark OB 6'.............................................................................................................179 A detail of the site photomosaic showing the building block area prior to excavation. ................... 180 Experimental reconstruction work on the columns prior to the main reconstruction....................... 180 The portico fa~ade reconstructed in the Batavia Gallery with the reconstruction team in the foreground......................................................................................................................................... 182 View of the town ofBatavia from Pietcr van den Broecke drawn in 1629 and published in his journal of his travels in the Indies..................................................................................................... 183 A medall.ion struck in 1630 10 commemorate the assistance of the Chinese in the construction of
the defensive walls ofBatavia during the siege of 1629. note the Walerpoorl is complete (de Haan,
1919: G8)..........................................................................................................................................184 View of the town ofBatavia from the Vingboom's Atlas dated from the mid-1630s. showing the WaJerpoorl with the completed portico, note that the crane has been moved to the seaward side
of the Castle and a small canal has been dug to enable small vessels to be unloaded in front of the gateway (Algemeeo Rijksarchief VELH-619-32-G79204).............................................................. 185 The new WaJerpoort built in the 18th century to replace the original (de Haan, 1922: K9)............ 190 A bar chart showing the distribution of the bead diameters in mm for 46 red coral beads.............. 194 Assay marks on the silver objects showing where the silver sample was taken. .............................. 196 Two views of Ihe ewerBA T 3035 showing the cartouches and the engraved decorwion. The left-
hand view shows the servantoffe:ring the seated gentleman a covered bowl. In the right-hand view
Ihe servant carries a ewer.................................................................................................................. 196 A detail of the engraving showing the cartouche and the flornl and ribbon decoralions.................. 199 Detail of the servant with the ewer on the basin............................................................................... 199 Engra.ved decorations above the cartouche.......................................................................................200 The cartouche showing the covered bowl. ........................................................................................200 Plate BA T 3432 showing the bear hunt cartouche............................................................................202 Plate B A T 3432 showing the deer hunt cartouche............................................................................ 202 Plate BA T 3432 showing the decorated scroll work ood floral decoration. .....................................202 Cherub on the frieze of the 'Candelabra' BA T 3643........................................................................207 Date stamp on the 'Candelabra' BA T 3643......................................................................................207
'Candelabra' BA T 3643 after restoration. ........................................................................................208 A triangular salt cellar.........••.•.•..•..................................................................................................... 209 Silver-gilt Cherub..............................................................................................................................210
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