Region: Southeast Asia · Coordinates: -6.215, 106.845 · 8 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 1642 | Tasman's Journal | Tasman sets out from Batavia with two ships, the yacht Heemskerck and the flute Zeehaen; in the evening the Zeehaen runs aground near Rotterdam Island and floats free that night unharmed |
| AD 1643 | Tasman's Journal | Early in the morning, arrives at Batavia by a small ship: the end of the log. Total voyage about 10 months |
| AD 1770 | Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) | Anchored in Batavia roads: the English East Indiaman Harcourt, two English ships there, and 13 large Dutch ships, among others. |
| AD 1770 | Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) | Met the governor-general, who said he would supply everything needed; they decided to submit their requests to the council the next morning. |
| AD 1770 | Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) | Went into town to send, by the first Dutch ship, copies of the log for the Admiralty and charts of the South Pacific, New Zealand and the east coast of New Holland. |
| AD 1770 | Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) | The surgeon Monkhouse died of fever at Batavia; as the sick increased, the losses grew larger. |
| AD 1770 | Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) | On 26 December they departed at 6 a.m. (blocked by sea winds, soon anchored again); more than 40 sick. |
| AD 1790 | Tench, Account of the First Fleet at Port Jackson | Captain Ball circumnavigates New Holland for the first time in just over six months; he discovers and names islands along the way, and buys rice and salt pork at Batavia, sending them behind on a chartered Dutch snow |