ZT1828 - Silver artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Two Stuivers: silver.

  • Material Silver

  • Number of Items 1000

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Main coin area

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  • artefact ZT1828 - Silver

  • Registration Number 1828

Artefact information

Full information about the Silver
artefact ZT1828 - Silver
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 1828
Description Two Stuivers: silver.
Material Silver
Number of Items 1000
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Main coin area
Modification date Mon, 2005-07-11
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt1828-silver
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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