a) Glass 'case bottle' (29) and 'onion bottle' (25) fragments: Dutch. b) Fragment of clear glass (1). c) Fragment of a brown glazed stoneware jug (1). Bag 4.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Gun Island
Number of Items 56
Material Glass
Registration Number 862
ID 20057
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...