ZW866 - FERROUS artefact
Zeewijk Wreck
Hoop iron fragments (11); glass CB (1); and bone (2). Bag 8.
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Material FERROUS
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Number of Items 14
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Site Area Code Mid-West
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Site Location Found Gun Island, near southern camp. 6 m North of “bed springs”. No strata measurements but ‘just off the bottom”.
Museum Reference
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artefact ZW866 - FERROUS
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Registration Number 866
Artefact information
| artefact | ZW866 - FERROUS |
|---|---|
| Ship | Zeewijk |
| Status | Commonwealth |
| Registration Number | 866 |
| Description | Hoop iron fragments (11); glass CB (1); and bone (2). Bag 8. |
| Material | FERROUS |
| Number of Items | 14 |
| Site Area Code | Mid-West |
| Site Location | Found Gun Island, near southern camp. 6 m North of “bed springs”. No strata measurements but ‘just off the bottom”. |
| Modification date | Wed, 2006-03-29 |
| Date Registered | Thu, 1972-06-15 |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zw866-ferrous |
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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