ZT4135 - Copper/brass artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Strip: brass w/ends turned under. Possibly end of cartridge case.

  • Material Copper/brass

  • Number of Items 1

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Land sites finds : Barrel Rung area, 6 inches down bottom of gully.

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZT4135 - Copper/brass

  • Registration Number 4135

Artefact information

Full information about the Copper/brass
artefact ZT4135 - Copper/brass
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 4135
Description Strip: brass w/ends turned under. Possibly end of cartridge case.
Material Copper/brass
Number of Items 1
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Land sites finds : Barrel Rung area, 6 inches down bottom of gully.
Modification date Tue, 2007-10-16
Date Registered Sat, 1991-07-06
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt4135-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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