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Shipwrecks in the Americas

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Courier Dover Publications, 1987 - Travel - 482 pages
Superb well-researched guide to every major shipwreck in the western hemisphere, from time of Columbus to ca. 1825. Expert advice on locating, surveying, excavating, identifying, and preserving artifacts from sunken vessels. Also detailed catalog of wrecks arranged by year and locality — over 300 pages and 4,000 listings. 73 illustrations. Bibliography.
  

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User Review  - Cherilyn Willoughby - Goodreads

Excellent resource for shipwrecks. The stories in this book are so interesting and eye-opening. It gives great detail to the history and heritage of many different cultures and countries. Some of the ... Read full review

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Selected pages

Contents

The Ships
3
Early Salvors TreasureHunters and Marine Archaeology
34
Locating Shipwrecks
46
Surveying Mapping and Excavating a Site
65
Identification and Dating of Shipwrecks and Their Cargoes
85
Preservation of Artifacts 1 18
118
South America
426
Selected Bibliography
445
Index
459
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Shipwrecks in the Americas
Shipwrecks in the Americas
robert f Marx
Limited preview - 1987
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Shipwrecks in the Americas
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Bibliography of Books Appearing in the Ship Name Index
Marx, Robert F. Shipwrecks in the Americas. New York: Dover, 1987. "This Dover edition, first published in 1987, is a revised republication of the edition ...
www.shipindex.org/ indexbib.html

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Shipwrecks in the Americas. - Libreria nautica Calmatias.com
Shipwrecks in the Americas. AGOTADO. AUTOR: MARX, rf. CONTENTS: Part ONE: The ships. Early salvors, treasure-hunters, and marine archaelogy. ...
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Shipwrecks in the Americas · Shipwrecks in the Americas di Robert F. Marx - Dover Publications - December 1987. Prezzo: € 14.70 ...
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About the author (1987)

ROBERT F. MARX is a distinguished marine archaeologist who has participated in the excavation of hundreds of underwater wreck sites throughout the world.

Bibliographic information

QR code for Shipwrecks in the Americas
TitleShipwrecks in the Americas
Authorrobert f Marx
Editionillustrated
PublisherCourier Dover Publications, 1987
ISBN048625514X, 9780486255149
Length482 pages
Subjects ›  › 

History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Transportation / Ships & Shipbuilding / History
Travel / Special Interest / Adventure
  
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