ZW5598 - Copper/brass
Zeewijk
Copper fragments (3); copper strips (2)
Site Location Gun Island: xyz- Unknown. Salt bush flat area.
Number of Items 5
Material Copper/brass
Museum Reference
Registration Number 5598
ID 19925
Status Commonwealth
Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
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...