Playford, Phillip

Carpet of Silver : The Wreck of the Zuytdorp [Signed by the author]

Perth: University Of Western Australia Press, 1996. 1st ed thus, octavo, stiff pictorial wraps, b&w text illus, maps, pp xii. 260, light creasing to upper corners of rear pages, previous owner'signature ffep. Signed by the author.. Near-fine condition. Scarce.

The Zuytdorp was a great ship of the VOC - Dutch East India Company, which disappeared in 1712 off a remote part of the Western Australian coast, carrying a rich cargo of silver coins. The stories surrounding the discovery of the wreck and its treasures. Includes many photographs. Maps show the site of the wreck. Item #105205

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