Batavia
(Place)
Also known as: Jacatra; Jakarta.
Dutch colonial name for what is now Jakarta, capital city of Indonesia.
Mentioned in
- A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas
- [comprehending the occurences that happened from the ship's departure from England to its arrival in the South Seas]
- Preface
- Part III
- Part IV
- Continuation of a Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas, In, his Majesty's Ship The Endeavour. — Part IV
- [account of the country, natives, and natural produce of New Holland]
- A Vocabulary of the Language of the Natives of the Island of savoo
- A Vocabulary of the Malayan Language, as spoke at Batavia, usually called there the Low Malay
- A Vocabulary of the Language spoken at Anjenga, on the Coast of Malabar, called at Batavia the high or proper Malay
- [Weights and Currency]
- An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: Drawn from the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, and from the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq. [Vol. II]
- An Introduction to Polynesian Anthropology
- Episodes & Studies Volume 1
- Episodes & Studies Volume 2
- Explorers of the Pacific: European and American Discoveries in Polynesia
- History of New Zealand. Vol. III.
- Life in Feejee, or, Five Years among the Cannibals
- Medical Services in New Zealand and The Pacific
- New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Volume III)
- New Zealand Medical Services in Middle East and Italy
- Prisoners of War
- Royal New Zealand Air Force
- The New Zealand Dental Services
- The Royal New Zealand Navy
External Links
Searching
For several reasons, including lack of resource and inherent ambiguity, not all names in the NZETC are marked-up. This means that finding all references to a topic often involves searching. Search for Batavia as: "Batavia", "Jacatra"; "Jakarta". Additional references are often found by searching for just the main name of the topic (the surname in the case of people).
Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Batavia":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.