Batavia astrolabe stamp
33c Australian stamp depicting the astrolabe remnants from the Batavia wreck.
Product details: Batavia astrolabe stamp | | Stamps and coins | | Material: Paper
The Batavia was a Dutch VOC (East India Company) ship that was wrecked of the Australian coast in 1629. It was discovered in 1963 and this astrolabe frame came from it. It is an unusual frame in that the weight is in the top rather than in the bottom as is more customary.
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33c Australian stamp depicting the astrolabe remnants from the Batavia wreck.
Product details: Batavia astrolabe stamp | | Stamps and coins | | Material: Paper