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Old 21st January 2024, 07:48 PM   #6
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The Batavia sank more than a century prior to the 1741 date on the blade, though that is far from the biggest issue with the inscriptions.
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.
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