ZW5640 - Clay pipes
Zeewijk
Clay pipe bowl fragments [Amnesty Certificate No 4315], x1 bowls with SVS heel mark, x1 bowl with man with musket heel mark, x1 bowl with leaping deer (springend hert) heel mark, x1 bowl with RIB heel mark; x6 bowl fragments.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location wreck site?
Number of Items 10
Material Clay pipes
Museum Reference
Registration Number 5640
ID 106623
Status Commonwealth
Zeewijk was wrecked on the Houtman Abrolhos on 9 June 1727. 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 from its position locked into the reef.
A rescue group of eleven of the fittest survivors and First Mate set off for Batavia in the longboat on 10 July...
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