ZT3780 - Fruit artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Seed/bead?.

  • Material Fruit

  • Number of Items 1

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Land site finds: cliff top area G6 spit 1

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZT3780 - Fruit

  • Registration Number 3780

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Full information about the Fruit
artefact ZT3780 - Fruit
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 3780
Description Seed/bead?.
Material Fruit
Number of Items 1
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Land site finds: cliff top area G6 spit 1
Modification date Fri, 2010-12-10
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt3780-fruit
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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