AR / ITEM / 00100119

De Surville anchor NS000047/2

Maker unknown

One of the anchors abandoned by Jean François Marie de Surville's St Jean Baptiste at Doubtless Bay in 1769, described by Te Papa as among the oldest authentic European objects found in New Zealand.

Date
c. 1760
Collection
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Reference
NS000047/2

Plate not recorded
No photograph with documented reuse rights is held for this record.

Provenance and history

  1. c. 1760

    CreatedA

  2. 1769-12

    Abandoned at Doubtless BayA

    The cable was cut during a storm as St Jean Baptiste escaped being driven ashore.

  3. 1974

    Recovered by diversA

    Recovered after being located during searches led by Kelly Tarlton and Mike Bearsley.

In the Tapestry

Associated with
Jean-François de SurvilleA

Record

Medium
wrought iron
Dimensions
680 mm wide; 4445 mm long; 1400 kg
Origin
France

Sources

  1. A

    collections.tepapa.govt.nz

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