ZW184 - Copper/brass artefact

Zeewijk Wreck

Rush lamp: w/ square pan and pouring lip. Copper.

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  • artefact ZW184 - Copper/brass

  • Registration Number 184

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artefact ZW184 - Copper/brass
Ship Zeewijk
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 184
Description Rush lamp: w/ square pan and pouring lip. Copper.
Material Copper/brass
Number of Items 1
Modification date Tue, 2008-10-07
Date Registered Tue, 1970-08-04
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zw184-copperbrass
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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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