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The atlas of shipwrecks & treasure, the history, location, and treasures of ships lost at sea, by Nigel Pickford

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The atlas of shipwrecks & treasure, the history, location, and treasures of ships lost at sea, by Nigel Pickford

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 195) and index

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atlas

Index

index present

Main title

The atlas of shipwrecks & treasure

Oclc number

29564248

Responsibility statement

by Nigel Pickford

Sub title

the history, location, and treasures of ships lost at sea

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

Table Of Contents

Bronze Age to Byzantium. The Antikythera wreck -- The Serc̜e 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

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