ZT4120 - Silver artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Coin fragments: silver.

  • Material Silver

  • Number of Items 2

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location 5–10 , north of Chain Rock. See Plan, File 12/7/88

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZT4120 - Silver

  • Registration Number 4120

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Full information about the Silver
artefact ZT4120 - Silver
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 4120
Description Coin fragments: silver.
Material Silver
Number of Items 2
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location 5–10 , north of Chain Rock. See Plan, File 12/7/88
Modification date Mon, 2005-07-11
Date Registered Mon, 1988-10-31
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt4120-silver
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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