ZT3367 - Copper/brass artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Pins: brass.

  • Material Copper/brass

  • Number of Items 22

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Wreck site: Geoff’s hole - see plan. ZT.05.37

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZT3367 - Copper/brass

  • Registration Number 3367

Artefact information

Full information about the Copper/brass
artefact ZT3367 - Copper/brass
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 3367
Description Pins: brass.
Material Copper/brass
Number of Items 22
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Wreck site: Geoff’s hole - see plan. ZT.05.37
Modification date Tue, 2007-10-16
Date Registered Wed, 1987-06-03
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt3367-copperbrass
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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