ZT1820 - Pewter artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Bottle cap: pewter w/ glass.

  • Material Pewter

  • Number of Items 1

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Main coin area

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZT1820 - Pewter

  • Registration Number 1820

Artefact information

Full information about the Pewter
artefact ZT1820 - Pewter
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 1820
Description Bottle cap: pewter w/ glass.
Material Pewter
Number of Items 1
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Main coin area
Modification date Wed, 2008-09-24
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt1820-pewter
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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