Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

ZW6311 - Pewter

Zeewijk

Pewter bottle cap, top broken, coral encrusted

Site Area Code Mid-West

Number of Items 1

Material Pewter

Museum Reference

Registration Number 6311

ID 114114

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...