ZT4095 - Rope/leather/etc. artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Powder bag fragments: leather or paper ?

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  • artefact ZT4095 - Rope/leather/etc.

  • Registration Number 4095

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artefact ZT4095 - Rope/leather/etc.
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 4095
Description Powder bag fragments: leather or paper ?
Material Rope/leather/etc.
Number of Items 3
Site Area Code Mid-West
Modification date Mon, 2005-07-11
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt4095-ropeleatheretc
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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