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Old 22nd January 2024, 01:56 AM   #11
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I believe "Batavia" refers to the place, the former capital of the Dutch East Indies that now corresponds to present-day Jakarta, not a boat.
it does to both. Not only the capital but quite some books have been written about the Batavia, which was shipwrecked of the coast of Australia

https://www.sea.museum/2016/06/04/ba...avia-shipwreck


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia_(1628_ship)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HHfn3eg4_E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y9H0SFfBj8

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