Clay pipes (2 complete bowls); one has SVS heel mark, other has tudor rose heel mark.
Site Location Gun Island: xyz-holes dug 60 cm deep, check map P + O, salt bush flat area.
Number of Items 2
Material Clay pipes
Registration Number 5588
ID 19915
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...