ZT3902 - Copper/brass artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Tack: copper.

  • Material Copper/brass

  • Number of Items 1

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Land site finds: cliff top L8 spit 1

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZT3902 - Copper/brass

  • Registration Number 3902

Artefact information

Full information about the Copper/brass
artefact ZT3902 - Copper/brass
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 3902
Description Tack: copper.
Material Copper/brass
Number of Items 1
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Land site finds: cliff top L8 spit 1
Modification date Fri, 2010-12-10
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt3902-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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