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Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia
Onrust Island, VOC shipyard shore
Tidal foreshore Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Sea pottery
Old bottlesAlso reported: Dutch brick and tile.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
VOC careening yard and fort from 1613, docks to 1886, Hajj quarantine 1911; ruins and dumps erode on a small island.
Wikipedia and ANTARA 2023: excavation Nov 2023 located fort bastions, earlier digs 1981-95; island is an archaeological park with a museumView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Boat crossing, mangrove mud, heat
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.