| Author: | Henry Van Zanden | ISBN: | 9780994606600 |
| Publisher: | Henry Van Zanden | Publication: | May 16, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Henry Van Zanden |
| ISBN: | 9780994606600 |
| Publisher: | Henry Van Zanden |
| Publication: | May 16, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The tragic tale of the Batavia is one of the greatest stories ever told. Indeed, when Commander Pelsaert’s Journal was first published in 1647, it became a best seller. Mutiny on the Batavia has everything: drama, romance, adventure, mystery, murder, massacre and mayhem.
In 1628, the Dutch East Indiaman Batavia was the largest ship built by the biggest company in the world, the Dutch East India Company [VOC]. Filled full of treasure, plots of mutiny fermented during the long voyage to Batavia, the main trading centre for the VOC in the East Indies. However, before a mutiny could be effected, the Batavia sank 60 km off the Western Australian coast. More than 200 survivors, including women and children, scrambled ashore a group of small desert islands. After the Commander and Captain took the only boat large enough to sail the 3,000 km voyage to Batavia (Jakarta), the leadership fell to Jeronimus Cornelisz, a master manipulator intent on murdering most of the survivors.
Two parallel plots, the story of the ship, Batavia, and story of Batavia, the city fortress under siege by 20,000 men, provide a unifying link. Through the characters and events, both plots intersect with the final action delivering a fascinating conclusion with a remarkable and unexpected twist.
In order to give the reader the best experience and understanding to the most amazing events, it has been written as a historical fiction. While every attempt has been made to create a story as historically accurate as possible, the author, Henry Van Zanden, has filled in the gaps as historical fiction.
The tragic tale of the Batavia is one of the greatest stories ever told. Indeed, when Commander Pelsaert’s Journal was first published in 1647, it became a best seller. Mutiny on the Batavia has everything: drama, romance, adventure, mystery, murder, massacre and mayhem.
In 1628, the Dutch East Indiaman Batavia was the largest ship built by the biggest company in the world, the Dutch East India Company [VOC]. Filled full of treasure, plots of mutiny fermented during the long voyage to Batavia, the main trading centre for the VOC in the East Indies. However, before a mutiny could be effected, the Batavia sank 60 km off the Western Australian coast. More than 200 survivors, including women and children, scrambled ashore a group of small desert islands. After the Commander and Captain took the only boat large enough to sail the 3,000 km voyage to Batavia (Jakarta), the leadership fell to Jeronimus Cornelisz, a master manipulator intent on murdering most of the survivors.
Two parallel plots, the story of the ship, Batavia, and story of Batavia, the city fortress under siege by 20,000 men, provide a unifying link. Through the characters and events, both plots intersect with the final action delivering a fascinating conclusion with a remarkable and unexpected twist.
In order to give the reader the best experience and understanding to the most amazing events, it has been written as a historical fiction. While every attempt has been made to create a story as historically accurate as possible, the author, Henry Van Zanden, has filled in the gaps as historical fiction.
