ZW421A - Animal artefact

Zeewijk Wreck

Razor handle: bone, half only. Inscribed ornamentation.

  • Material Animal

  • Number of Items 1

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZW421A - Animal

  • Registration Number 421

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artefact ZW421A - Animal
Ship Zeewijk
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 421
Description Razor handle: bone, half only. Inscribed ornamentation.
Material Animal
Number of Items 1
Modification date Thu, 2008-09-25
Date Registered Thu, 1970-09-17
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zw421a-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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