Mutiny, murder, rape, torture, a priceless treasure fuelling the basest human greed; a courageous journey in search of rescue - the story of the Batavia, wrecked off the coast of Western Australia in 1629, has been part of the myth and legend of Australian history. Henrietta Drake-Brockman determined to unearth the facts. Her ten years of research led to the discovery of the wreck in 1963, an event that was to shape the future of maritime archaeology and historic shipwrecks legislation in Western Australia. This new edition updates the Batavia story.....