Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

ZW5649R - NON-FERROUS

Zeewijk

NON-FERROUS artefact recovered from Zeewijk

Gouda clay pipe replicas. Marked: Goedewage, Gouda.

Site Area Code Mid-West

Site Location From antique shop in the Netherlands.For display.

Number of Items 2

Material NON-FERROUS

Museum Reference

Registration Number 5649

ID 112164

Map of shipwreck

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...