Abstract:
The Meob Bay shipwreck project was initiated in January 1993, when some copper
coins that had been washed ashore were identified by the author. All coins are VOC
(Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, United Dutch East India Company or DEIC)
doits, minted in the town of Middelburg in the Netherlands in 1746. Research
revealed that they most probably originate from a VOC ship that foundered during the
outward-bound voyage. All leads point to the Vlissingen, a vessel that was lost with
all hands in 1747. This article describes the identification process, the results of
archival research into the historical background of the Vlissingen, as well as some
aspects of archaeological fieldwork undertaken on site to date.
