Shipwrecks Of The Southern Seas tells 22 fascinating stories – some iconic, many little known until now – of shipwreck, mutiny, piracy and marooning in the regions of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, concentrating on stories from the age of sail and steam.
Featured stories include the wreck of the Batavia in 1629 and Eliza Fraser cast away on Fraser Island, Queensland in 1836.