ZW1525A - Animal artefact

Zeewijk Wreck

Guano sample.

  • Material Animal

  • Number of Items 1

  • Site Location "Sloepies” Theory 2 NW Landing Place.

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZW1525A - Animal

  • Registration Number 1525

Artefact information

Full information about the Animal
artefact ZW1525A - Animal
Ship Zeewijk
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 1525
Description Guano sample.
Material Animal
Number of Items 1
Site Location "Sloepies” Theory 2 NW Landing Place.
Modification date Fri, 2007-10-26
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zw1525a-animal
Map of shipwreck

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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