ZT4155 - Copper/brass artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Buckle, brass, complete

  • Material Copper/brass

  • Number of Items 1

  • Site Location Land site finds : ? where

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZT4155 - Copper/brass

  • Registration Number 4155

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Full information about the Copper/brass
artefact ZT4155 - Copper/brass
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 4155
Description Buckle, brass, complete
Material Copper/brass
Number of Items 1
Site Location Land site finds : ? where
Modification date Tue, 2008-10-07
Date Registered Fri, 1991-07-12
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt4155-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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