Voyage to Disaster [ The Life of Francisco Pelsaert] by Henrietta Drake-Brockman

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges, with spine tail protected with book tape. Mark on pages 214-217. Marks on foredges. Binding is still very good.

Full title: Voyage to Disaster: The Life of Francisco Pelsaert: Covering His Indian Report to the Dutch East India Company and the Wreck of the Ship Batavia in 1629 off the Coast of Western Australia, Together With the Full Text of His Journals Concerning the Rescue Voyages, the Mutiny on the Abrolhos Islands and the Subsequent Trials of the Mutineers.

Translated by E D Drok.

One of the most fascinating maritime history documents is the complete journal of Franscisco Pelsaert. In a revealing biography that introduces the journals, Pelsaert is portrayed as a multifaceted figure—a writer, historian, and administrator. His life story ranges from Holland to India, from Australia to Java.

It was Henrietta Drake-Brockman's research that led to the discovery of Batavia's wreck in 1963, and the reasoning behind its finding is included as a fascinating appendix. (book flap)