| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
1 atlas (200 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 32 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 195) and index. |
| Contents |
Bronze Age to Byzantium. The Antikythera wreck -- The Ser̨ce Limani wreck -- The Vikings. Sutton Hoo burial ship -- Oseberg burial ship -- Chinese junks. The Sinan wreck -- The Vung Tau wreck -- Levantine trade. The wreck of Ulbo Island -- The Tobie -- Portuguese carracks. The Flor de la Mar -- The São Paulo -- The Madre de Deus -- The Dourado -- The Armada. The Tobermory galleon -- The Girona -- Spanish plate fleets. The Tortugas wreck -- Nuestra Señora de la Concepción -- The Vigo Bay wrecks -- The Guadalupe and Tolosa -- Pirates and privateers. Las Cinque Chagas -- The Reinere e Sodinera -- The Whydah -- East Indiamen. The Batavia -- The Genderlmalsen -- The Hartwell -- The Age of Revolution. The Bonhomme Richard -- The Orient -- The Great Collectors. The Vrouw Maria -- The Mentor -- The Fame -- The rush for gold. The Central America. The General Grant -- The Royal Charter -- Mail ships and liners. The Prins Frederik -- The Titanic -- The Egypt -- The Andrea Doria -- The Second World War. HMS Edinburgh -- The City of Cairo -- The I-52 -- The John Barry -- Gazetteer. The Gazetteer maps -- The shipwreck listings. |
| Summary |
This is a comprehensive illustrated guide to ships lost at sea and the treasures they have yielded, from Roman ships laden with bronze statues to the gold-carrying blockade runners of World War II. |
| Subject |
Shipwrecks -- Maps.
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Treasure troves -- Maps.
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| Added Title |
Atlas of shipwrecks and treasure.
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| ISBN |
1564585999 |
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9781564585998 |
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