Page 203 - Loss of the VOC Retourschip Batavia, Western Australia, 1629

MISCELLANEOUS Bells
BAT 3258
BAT 3448
BAT 3575 BAT 3297
Rumble bell BAT 3264
Beads BAT 681
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BAT 655
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Bells have been included with trade goods because it is known that such items were used for barter purposes at the Cape of Good Hope to trade with the local inhabitllnts for cattle. However, the items may also have had other, as yet unknown, purposes.
Copper bun-shaped ingot BAT 3225
Copper plate was widely used for barter purposes at the Cape ofGood Hope; it was reported by Coen in 1627, that thick copper plate was preferml for barter. Again, these bun-shaped ingots may weU have had other uses on the Batavia, in particular they may have been used as a source ofcopper for one of the tradesmen on the ship, such as the smith.
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