ZW869 - Animal artefact
Zeewijk Wreck
Bones (2) - vertebra and clavicle ?; and skull (unid.? rabbit); plus glass OB fragments - neck and body (2) . Bag 11.
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Material Animal
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Number of Items 5
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Site Area Code Mid-West
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Site Location Found Gun Island near southern camp. Same hole as 5/5/72; 6 ft N of “Bed springs”.
Museum Reference
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artefact ZW869 - Animal
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Registration Number 869
Artefact information
| artefact | ZW869 - Animal |
|---|---|
| Ship | Zeewijk |
| Status | Commonwealth |
| Registration Number | 869 |
| Description | Bones (2) - vertebra and clavicle ?; and skull (unid.? rabbit); plus glass OB fragments - neck and body (2) . Bag 11. |
| Material | Animal |
| Number of Items | 5 |
| Site Area Code | Mid-West |
| Site Location | Found Gun Island near southern camp. Same hole as 5/5/72; 6 ft N of “Bed springs”. |
| Modification date | Wed, 2007-10-24 |
| Date Registered | Thu, 1972-06-15 |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zw869-animal |
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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