The Atlas Of Shipwrecks And Treasure
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Author | : Nigel Pickford |
Publisher | : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Shipwrecks |
ISBN | : 9781564585998 |
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.
Author | : Nigel Pickford |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Shipwrecks |
ISBN | : 9780864386151 |
Author | : Nigel Pickford |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Shipwrecks |
ISBN | : 9780751301144 |
Takes a voyage of discovery into the hidden world of shipwrecks and treasure. The book allows readers to sail with the crews who met their fate in dangerous and often uncharted waters, loot with the pirates and search for treasure with the salvage teams.
Author | : Nigel Pickford |
Publisher | : Viking Canada |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Shipwrecks |
ISBN | : 9780670855148 |
Author | : Richard Jones |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword History |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2021-11-30 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1399008013 |
When you think of a shipwreck, what image springs to mind? A tall sailing ship on the rocks, or perhaps the sinking Titanic surrounded by lifeboats? Historian Richard M. Jones has put together 50 stories of lost ships throughout history that are among the most important, infamous and in some cases tragic ships in the whole of history. When did two liners collide and lead to one of the greatest rescues in history? How did a Scotsman become an American hero against his own country? Which warship sank with gold bullion on board during the Second World War? This book tells the story of these fascinating cases plus many more, explores the largest shipwrecks, the treasure wrecks and the ones that are talked about still as the most famous. Starting at the tiny island of Alderney in 1592, we take a journey through history, through the First and Second World Wars, into the age of the passenger ferry and finally to the modern day migrant issues in the Mediterranean Sea. Never before have these fifty wrecks come together in a book that really brings home to the reader just how many lost vessels there are, how deadly many can be and what this teaches us today about our own history.
Author | : Robert F. Marx |
Publisher | : Firefly Books |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Shipwrecks |
ISBN | : 9781552978726 |
The vast hidden world of sunken treasure. With less than 2% of the world's ocean depths explored to date, a myriad of unimagined mysteries and treasures await discovery. Treasure Lost at Sea chronicles the excitement of underwater archaeology and search for treasure. The book recounts the major periods and geographic locations of shipwrecks. Chapters include: The classical world Scandinavian shipwrecks The age of discovery The Spanish galleons Bermuda, graveyard of ships Privateers, pirates and mutineers Deep-water shipwrecks (Bismarck, Titanic, and others) Port Royal: The sunken city The lively text details the potential treasure as well as the political turf wars, technological limitations, and forces of nature that threaten any mission's success. Humanity's long history of exploration, civilization, trade and war is littered with sunken vessels. Colorful and richly illustrated, Treasure Lost at Sea will inspire a new generation of underwater archaeologists.
Author | : Nigel Pickford |
Publisher | : Greenhill Books |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2007-01-26 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9781861762504 |
The seas of northern Europe are probably the most heavily traveled in recent millennia, and there are literally thousands of wrecks lying in what is relatively shallow water. Among these a significant proportion may be regarded as high-value--either in financial terms or because of their potential contribution to historical knowledge--but few have been precisely located. This book identifies 500 such sites, giving concise details of ship, voyage, cargo and current state of knowledge. This represents a large proportion of the most valuable wrecks in the designated area. The book is also introduced by twenty detailed case-studies of wrecks chosen to illustrate the range of problems--and rewards--likely to be encountered by anyone diving on these sites. These include a variety of ship types, from a Roman trading vessel to a German liner sunk in the Baltic by the Russians in 1945. Well written and heavily illustrated, this book is both a practical guide for divers and an entertainment for armchair adventurers.
Author | : Victoria Sandz |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2006-10-25 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 078642902X |
From aerial survey to zoology, Part I of this two-part encyclopedia covers all aspects of underwater archeology, treasure hunting and salvaging. For example, entries are included for different types of artifacts, notable treasure hunters, the various salvaging equipment, and techniques in mapping and excavating. Part II covers the shipwrecks themselves, dividing them into 13 geographical categories. Beginning with the northernmost category (Canada) and ending with the southernmost (South America), every known shipwreck--both identified and unidentified--receives an entry in alphabetical order under its appropriate geographical category. Entries are by name, such as Andrea Gail, Titanic, and Queen Ann's Revenge. Unidentified is used when a shipwreck's name remains unknown. Entries give the nationality (e.g., Spanish, British, American), type (schooner, frigate, brig are three), function (examples: slave transportation, piracy, fishing), location and history of the shipwreck.
Author | : Brian Haughton |
Publisher | : Red Wheel/Weiser |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2013-07-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1601635486 |
The author of Hidden History offers a fascinating tour through centuries of buried riches, stolen artifacts, and other true tales of treasure. The allure of treasure has captivated people for centuries. But is it purely a desire for wealth that draws us to tales of hidden riches, or is it also the romantic appeal of uncovering lost ancient artifacts? The stories behind the loss and recovery of ancient treasures often read like historical suspense fiction. In Ancient Treasures, readers discover the true histories of lost hoards, looted archaeological artifacts, and sunken treasures, including: The Sevso Treasure, a hoard of large silver vessels from the late Roman Empire—estimated to be worth $200 million—looted in the 1970s and sold on the black market. The Amber Room, a chamber decoration of amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors, stolen by the Nazis in 1941 and brought to the castle at Königsberg in Russia, from which it disappeared. The fabulous wealth of Roman and Viking hoards buried in the ground for safekeeping, only to be unearthed centuries later by humble metal detectorists. The wrecks of the Spanish treasure fleets, whose New World plunder has been the target of elaborate salvage attempts by modern treasure hunters
Author | : Johanna Hailey |
Publisher | : Pinnacle Books |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781558177901 |
When a dashing sea captain is rescued from death by a beautiful siren from the sea, he doesn't realize that she's actually a mermaid. Avenging fate drives them across the treacherous Caribbean, tossing them on surging tides of passion that transcend two worlds and bind their hearts with death-defying love.