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Infamous 17th-Century Shipwreck Reveals Trade Route Secrets of The Dutch East India Company


The wreck of the Dutch East India Company ship Batavia, which sank off the coast of Western Australia in 1629, is one of the most infamous in the region's history – primarily because of the massacre and mutiny that took place amongst the survivors.

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