ZT6805N - Silver artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Six Stuivers: silver.

  • Material Silver

  • Number of Items 100

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

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  • artefact ZT6805N - Silver

  • Registration Number 6805

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artefact ZT6805N - Silver
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 6805
Description Six Stuivers: silver.
Material Silver
Number of Items 100
Site Area Code Mid-West
Modification date Wed, 2008-09-24
Date Registered Wed, 1986-09-10
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt6805n-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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