ZT583 - Silver artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Schilling pieces-1711: silver.

  • Material Silver

  • Number of Items 96

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Wreck site

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZT583 - Silver

  • Registration Number 583

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artefact ZT583 - Silver
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 583
Description Schilling pieces-1711: silver.
Material Silver
Number of Items 96
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Wreck site
Modification date Mon, 2005-07-11
Date Registered Mon, 1971-04-19
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt583-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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