ZW868 - Glass artefact
Zeewijk Wreck
Glass 'case bottle' fragments - neck and part base (2); onion base frag (1); a skull of small animal (unidentified) (1). Bag 10.
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Material Glass
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Number of Items 4
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Site Area Code Mid-West
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Site Location Found South West end of Gun Island. On lead/sand dune line.
Museum Reference
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artefact ZW868 - Glass
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Registration Number 868
Artefact information
| artefact | ZW868 - Glass |
|---|---|
| Ship | Zeewijk |
| Status | Commonwealth |
| Registration Number | 868 |
| Description | Glass 'case bottle' fragments - neck and part base (2); onion base frag (1); a skull of small animal (unidentified) (1). Bag 10. |
| Material | Glass |
| Number of Items | 4 |
| Site Area Code | Mid-West |
| Site Location | Found South West end of Gun Island. On lead/sand dune line. |
| Modification date | Wed, 2007-10-24 |
| Date Registered | Thu, 1972-06-15 |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zw868-glass |
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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