xxi, 482 pages, 36 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Type:
Chronology
Chronologies
History
Place:
America
Date:
1987
Notes:
"Revised republication"--Title page verso.
Contents:
The ships -- Early salvors, treasure hunters and marine archaeology -- Locating shipwrecks -- Surveying, mapping and excavating a site -- Identification and dating of shipwrecks and their cargoes -- Preservation of artifacts -- Canada -- The United States -- Florida -- Mexico -- The Lesser Antilles -- Bermuda -- The Bahamas -- Cuba -- Hispaniola -- Jamaica and the Cayman Islands -- Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands -- Central America and off-lying areas -- South America
Summary:
Noted marine archaeologist and salvage expert Robert Marx provides information on the history of salvage; locating shipwrecks; surveying, mapping and excavating a site; identification and dating of shipwrecks and their cargoes; preservation of artifacts; and more. Also, a well-researched guide to every major shipwreck in the Western Hemisphere, from the time of Columbus to about 1825.--From publisher description.
