Henry van Zanden – Author
1606 Discovery of Australia
1606 Discovery of Australia is not just about the most forgotten event in Australia’s history, it is also an account of the most detailed history of Australia’s most forgotten man, Willem Janszoon, the man who discovered Australia. The book traces Janszoon’s amazing adventures as a boy being held captive and his dramatic rescue, from the Spanish Embassy in London. Follow his many voyages and rapid promotion to Captain, Commander, Admiral, Governor and Councilor of the Indies.
1629 Mutiny on the Batavia
This book not only investigates his bestknown explorations, but his entire life. Through Abel Tasman’s story, we can feast upon a slice of Dutch history of wars, naval battles and the constant struggle of survival in both Europe and in the fabled Dutch East Indies.
1642 ABEL TASMAN
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.
The Lost White Tribes of Australia Part 1: 1656 The First Settlement of Australia
A small community, all as white as himself, he said about three hundred; that they lived in houses enclosed all together within a great wall to defend them from black men; that their
fathers came here 170 years ago, from a distant land across the sea …
The Lost White Tribes of Australia Part 2: Individuals of an Alien White Race
The Lost White Tribes of Australia Part Two: ‘Individuals of an Alien White Race.’ Fourth Edition A4 full colour.
New evidence was uncovered regarding the survivors of both the Vergulde Draeck and the Zuytdorp. Artifacts were found including two with dates: 1807 and 1829.
Currently sold out – The 4th Edition should be available by December 2024.
The Lost White Tribes of Australia Part 3: 1766 Australia’s First Pandemic
The Lost White Tribes of Australia Part 3: 1766 Australia’s First Pandemic – 248 A4 pages. After publishing ‘The Lost White Tribes of Australia Part Two,’ I realised that the Victorian chapters deserved a more thorough investigation and its own book dedicated entirely to the smallpox outbreak in Victoria and NSW.
Henry van Zanden – Author
Henry Van Zanden, the son of Dutch migrants, is an Australian author. Even as a 10 year old, Van Zanden had a passion for the 17th century Dutch explorers that arrived in Australia as early as 164 years before Cook. His love of history continued into university where he studied the histories of every continent including South-East Asia and Australia. In 1997, Van Zanden released his first book, 1606 Discovery of Australia.
The success of this book encouraged Van Zanden to produce a six part series, Australia Discovered. This led him to undertake a number of exploratory expeditions to Western Australia and Victoria after he became aware of the existence of Dutch sailors who became marooned on Australian shores.
The Lost White Tribes of Australia, the fifth book in the series, was released first due to the importance of its content: 1656 The First Settlement of Australia. The book challenges the orthodox view that Australia’s first European settlers arrived in 1788. During his long investigations, Van Zanden discovered that there had been more than one ‘Lost White Tribe’ resulting two further books in the series, The Lost White Tribes of Australia Parts Two and Three.
The series, Australia Discovered, will begin with the most detailed story and analysis of Australia’s first discoverer, Captain Willem Janszoon. Interwoven amongst the intricate backdrop of the Dutch arrival in the East Indies and the political machinations in Europe, Van Zanden investigates the many contacts the Dutch made with Australia but keeping the reader informed of the historical context. Scant detail has been revealed of these voyages to the world’s most recent discovery: Terra Australis Incognito, the Unknown Southland.
Mr Van Zanden has attempted to correct this by revealing the stories behind the discoveries, shipwrecks and exploratory voyages made by the Dutch between 1606 and the 18th century. Included are the colourful stories and adventures of the mutiny and eventual shipwreck of the Batavia off the Western Australian coast in 1629.
The voyages of Abel Tasman in 1642 and 1644 will reveal not only the extent of his discoveries but solve historical mysteries that have baffled historians for the last decade. The series, Australia Discovered, will finally fill the yawning gap in Australia’s history, a story ignored, trivialised and more often erased form Australia’s history.
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