Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

ZW865 - General

Zeewijk

Land site finds: From Bag 7. Clear glass frgs (4) including wine glass base frgs; green CB frgs (4); grren OB frgs (9); clay pipe bowl w/ Rose heel mark; clay pipe frgs (33); Misc frg (1); Fe nails (2)

Site Area Code Mid-West

Site Location Gun Island. Edge of cleared area + dunes by Southern camp site. Possibly tossed there by guano diggers.

Number of Items 54

Material General

Museum Reference

Registration Number 865

ID 106618

Status Commonwealth

Artefacts

Zeewijk

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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