ZW2008 - Stoneware
Zeewijk
Jar, SE Asian or Chinese, upper part, green-brown glaze. 4 vertical, grooved, lug handles with thumb-pressed ends on shoulder above a row of applied buttons
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Swim line search from Peter’s cannon
Number of Items 1
Material Stoneware
Museum Reference
Registration Number 2008
ID 19753
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...
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