ZW1460 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified artefact

Zeewijk Wreck

Bottle glass green x 2, e'ware fragments x 5, nails concreted x 7, sardine key x 1. (19th centur)

  • Material Miscellaneous/Unidentified

  • Number of Items 15

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Southern Abrolhos: Found guano occ. site- point 7.

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  • artefact ZW1460 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified

  • Registration Number 1460

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artefact ZW1460 - Miscellaneous/Unidentified
Ship Zeewijk
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 1460
Description Bottle glass green x 2, e'ware fragments x 5, nails concreted x 7, sardine key x 1. (19th centur)
Material Miscellaneous/Unidentified
Number of Items 15
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Southern Abrolhos: Found guano occ. site- point 7.
Modification date Fri, 2007-10-26
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zw1460-miscellaneousunidentified
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Zeewijk

The Zeewijk built in Netherlands, by VOC, owned by VOC. The Zeewijk cargo was Coins, general cargo. The Master of the Zeewijk was Jan Steins, the Zeewijk had a crew of 212. The Zeewijk was lost 1727/06/09 at Houtman Abrolhos, Gun Island.

Zeewijk was wrecked on the Houtman Abrolhos, on 9 June 1727. The survivors built a second ship, the Sloepie, enabling 82 out of the initial crew of 208 to reach their initial destination of Batavia on 30 April 1728. The Zeewijk did not break up immediately and goods, including the treasure chests, were transferred to Gun Island, it was obvious to the crew that the ship could never be floated...

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