ZT3997 - CERAMICS artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Ceramic sherds: 6 porcelain, 6 majolica and 5 earthenware.

  • Material CERAMICS

  • Number of Items 16

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Wreck site: cave excavated by Geoff Kimpton, stern area.

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  • artefact ZT3997 - CERAMICS

  • Registration Number 3997

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artefact ZT3997 - CERAMICS
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 3997
Description Ceramic sherds: 6 porcelain, 6 majolica and 5 earthenware.
Material CERAMICS
Number of Items 16
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Wreck site: cave excavated by Geoff Kimpton, stern area.
Modification date Mon, 2007-10-15
Date Registered Sun, 1988-03-06
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt3997-ceramics
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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