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Batavia's Graveyard
Mike Dash · 初版 2002 年
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畅销书Tulipomania作者带来Batavia's Graveyard，讲述了一段关于兵变、海难、谋杀与幸存的扣人心弦的真实故事。1628年秋，Dutch East India Company的旗舰Batavia号满载巨额金银与宝石，开启前往爪哇的处女航。Batavia号是公司船队的骄傲，也是当时世界上最富有、最强大的商业垄断集团的具象象征。她在万众瞩目下扬帆启航，但Batavia号及其黄金却永远未能抵达爪哇，因为公司还随船派去了一名新雇员Jeronimus Corneli……
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任何想要深入探究这段离奇荒诞故事的人，我都极力推荐 Mike Dash 写的《Batavia's Graveyard》。
Batavia's Graveyard by Mike Dash is a book I'd highly recommend to anyone wanting to do a deep dive into this truly bizarre story.
你可能也会对《Batavia's Graveyard》感兴趣。书中引人入胜又毛骨悚然地记录了一艘荷兰船驶往爪哇的航程。书中对那些愿意冒如此巨大风险出海的人的性格和动机的描写，很多时候就像赌徒…
You may also be interested in Batavia's Graveyard. Fascinating & gruesome account of a Dutch ship's voyage to Java. The descriptions of the personalities and motivations of those willing to undertake such a risky voyage, were in many cases like a gamblers…
淘来的二手老书，读得很过瘾：《Batavia’s Graveyard》——一段残酷的历史，讲述了 1629 年荷兰商人在探索通往东印度的新航线时，在澳大利亚海岸附近遭遇海难并随后发生兵变的故事。远超预期的…
Older books, bought secondhand and enjoyed: Batavia’s Graveyard - A brutal history of a shipwreck and subsequent mutiny that occurred off the coast of Australia in 1629 when Dutch traders were exploring a new route to the East Indies. Much better than expected from…
根据之前 HN 上的推荐，目前正在读 Mike Dash 的《Batavia's Graveyard》。对那场悲剧的深度剖析。
Currently reading "Batavia's Graveyard" by Mike Dash based on a previous HN recommendation. A deep dive into the tragedy.
> 荷兰的国家与战争委员会成员中总会有具备海外贸易和生活经验的商人 [...] 正如 Mike Dash 在《Batavia's Graveyard》中所精彩描述的那样，大多数荷兰探险船上都载有商人、水手、士兵和平民——地位依次排列。也就是说，对重要事务拥有最终决定权的不是船长，而是算账的会计（bean counter）。https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128824.Batavia_s_Graveya...
> The Dutch councils of state and war always included merchants who had experience of trading and living abroad [...] As eloquently described by Mike Dash in "Batavia's Graveyard" most Dutch explorer ships had merchants, sailors, soldiers and civilians on board — ranked in that order. That is, not the captain but the bean counter would have final say on important matters. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128824.Batavia_s_Graveya...