Ongeluckige voyagie…1647

Year

1647.

Warnings and disclaimer

First report is attributed to Pelsaert. Second report was written by J. van Vliet. Caption titles of individual reports :[1] Journael, ende historich verhael van de ongeluckighe reyse ghedaen naer de Oost-Indien, door den Eersamen Francoys Pelsaert van Antwerpen; [2] Verbael, ende historisch verhael van 't gene des Vereenighde Nederlandtsche Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische Compagnies dienaers ... in de stadt Judia wedervaren is; [3] Droevigh verhael van't gene sich in Persia ... in den Jare 1645 toegedragen heeft. On parchment, manuscript addition, "Presented to the Victoria Public Library by F. C. Broadhurst whose firm have been working the guano deposits on the Abrolhos Group since 1883. Geraldton 8th July 1903. On verso of parchment, F. C. Broadhurst's signature and stamped in blue, Broadhurst MacNeil & Co., Guano Contractors, Houtman's Abrolhos W.A. [Florance Constantine Broadhurst is the eldest son of Charles Edward Broadhurst, (1826-1905), pioneer, squatter, pearler and merchant. Signatures: [pi]1 A-P!p8!s. Running titles: Ongeluckige voyagie van't schip Batavia; Vremde geschiedenisse voor-gevallen tot Judia zijnde't Konincklijcke Hof in Siam; Schrickelijcke tyrannye voor-gevallen in de Stadt Espahan. Container spine title: Unfortunate voyage of the ship Batavia.

Subjects

• Shipwrecks -- Western Australia