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Indonesia, Jakarta

Jakarta / Batavia (Kota)

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: English and continental trade glass, VOC and Chinese blue-and-white.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

VOC and colonial capital; the Kota old town, canals and Sunda Kelapa harbour hold exceptionally deep Dutch trade strata on detailed town plans.

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