ZW5581 - Cargo artefact
Zeewijk Wreck
Nails from barrel. Iron hand-wrought nails, shank round in section, four-faceted nail head, four lines of vice marks around upper shank of nail directly below nail head, tip tapers to a point. Two types; most were originally ca. 8 cm, but some were 10 cm in length.
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Material Cargo
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Number of Items 1491
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Site Location xyz- one raised at end of 1978 expedition from inside reef Area B (SP 13).
Museum Reference
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artefact ZW5581 - Cargo
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Registration Number 5581
Artefact information
| artefact | ZW5581 - Cargo |
|---|---|
| Ship | Zeewijk |
| Status | Commonwealth |
| Registration Number | 5581 |
| Description | Nails from barrel. Iron hand-wrought nails, shank round in section, four-faceted nail head, four lines of vice marks around upper shank of nail directly below nail head, tip tapers to a point. Two types; most were originally ca. 8 cm, but some were 10 cm in length. |
| Material | Cargo |
| Number of Items | 1491 |
| Site Location | xyz- one raised at end of 1978 expedition from inside reef Area B (SP 13). |
| Modification date | Thu, 2011-02-17 |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zw5581-cargo |
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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