ZT100 - Bronze artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Breech block: bronze.

  • Material Bronze

  • Number of Items 1

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Land find : 40 miles north of the Murchison 1925-1930.

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZT100 - Bronze

  • Registration Number 100

Artefact information

Full information about the Bronze
artefact ZT100 - Bronze
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 100
Description Breech block: bronze.
Material Bronze
Number of Items 1
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Land find : 40 miles north of the Murchison 1925-1930.
Modification date Wed, 2009-09-02
Date Registered Mon, 1970-08-03
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt100-bronze
Map of shipwreck

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)

The Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) built in Netherlands, by VOC, owned by VOC. The Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) cargo was Coins, general cargo. The Master of the Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) was Marinus Wijsvliet, the Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) had a crew of 200-250. The Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) was lost 1712/06 at North of Kalbarri.

This is the only ship that needs permission to dive on in WA. Protected zone 500 m around wreck. On 1 August 1711 Zuytdorp also Zuiddorp (meaning ‘South town’) was dispatched from the Netherlands to the trading port of Batavia. It never arrived at its destination. No search was undertaken, presumably due to prior expensive but fruitless attempts to search for other missing ships. The crew...

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