Clay pipe bowl with trumpeter heel mark and part of stem (two fragments)
Site Location Surface find. North of Mutton Bird Hill. Gun Island: xyz: surface. Lunch point 300', Point happy 7' and Mutton bird hill 145"
Number of Items 1
Material Clay pipes
Registration Number 5542
ID 108842
Status Commonwealth
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...