Glass 'case bottle' fragments - neck and part base (2); onion base frag (1); a skull of small animal (unidentified) (1). Bag 10.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Found South West end of Gun Island. On lead/sand dune line.
Number of Items 4
Material Glass
Registration Number 868
ID 20063
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...