The Western Australian Museum acknowledges and respects the Traditional Owners of their ancestral lands, waters and skies.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this digital guide may include images, sounds, and names of now deceased persons.

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Dutch gallery

Dutch Wrecks Gallery

Discover the fascinating stories and relics from the Dutch wrecks Zuytdorp, Zeewijk, Vergulde Draeck and Batavia.

This gallery includes coins, lace, cannons, maps, and pottery recovered from these wrecks. 

Deep Dives

Engraved letters and arrow pointing up.

BO and WD

BO and WD? What do they mean?

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Photo of large number of silver coloured metal coins in a square container in a display cabinet.

Coinage in the 1600s

Face Value

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Mounted on a stone wall in the stair way is a statue of a bearded man in a formal jacket.

Figurehead of Samuel Plimsoll

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Jagged piece of silver metal with holes in it placed on a purple cushion in a display case.

Pelsaert's Silver

Running a Business on the Side

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Orange and brown earthen wear jug, lying on it's side, that has been broken, and put back together, and still with missing pieces.

Survival in a Desperate Situation

The Broken Jug

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Pieces of broken glass objects laying in on a white surface in the cabinet. Some pieces are bases to wine glasses.

The Bottle Cabinet

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String of pale tan coloured wooden beads piled on a box in the display cabinet.

The Rosary Beads

A Very Private Connection with Your God

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The Western Australian Museum acknowledges and respects the Traditional Owners of their ancestral lands, waters and skies.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this digital guide may include images, sounds, and names of now deceased persons.