ZT4146 - Porcelain artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

ZT4146 - Porcelain

Porcelain bowl, small. (Reconstructed from 4 sherds.) Underglaze blue floral decoration inside; outer brown glaze. ‘Batavia’ ware.

  • Material Porcelain

  • Number of Items 1

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Land site find: Sheperds Camp, c. 400 m NS site on cliff edge.

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZT4146 - Porcelain

  • Registration Number 4146

Artefact information

Full information about the Porcelain
artefact ZT4146 - Porcelain
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 4146
Description Porcelain bowl, small. (Reconstructed from 4 sherds.) Underglaze blue floral decoration inside; outer brown glaze. ‘Batavia’ ware.
Material Porcelain
Number of Items 1
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Land site find: Sheperds Camp, c. 400 m NS site on cliff edge.
Modification date Wed, 2011-02-16
Date Registered Tue, 1991-07-09
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt4146-porcelain
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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