Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

ZW1460 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Zeewijk

Bottle glass green x 2, e'ware fragments x 5, nails concreted x 7, sardine key x 1. (19th centur)

Site Area Code Mid-West

Site Location Southern Abrolhos: Found guano occ. site- point 7.

Number of Items 15

Material Miscellaneous/Unidentified

Museum Reference

Registration Number 1460

ID 20439

Status Commonwealth

Map of shipwreck

Zeewijk

Zeewijk was wrecked on the Houtman Abrolhos on 9 June 1727. The Zeewijk did not break up immediately and goods, including the treasure chests, were transferred to Gun Island. It was obvious to the crew that the ship could never be floated from its position locked into the reef.
A rescue group of eleven of the fittest survivors and First Mate set off for Batavia in the longboat on 10 July...