Ships and Shipwrecks of the Americas:A History Based on Underwate by George Bass

Ships and Shipwrecks of the Americas:A History Based on Underwate by George Bass

A survey of the maritime history of the New World. The book brings together the work of leading nautical archaeologists, each with first-hand diving experience. Twelve chapters tell the story of watercraft in the Americas, accompanied by photographs, paintings, diagrams, charts and maps.

GEORGE F.BASS, the founding president of Texas A&M University's Department of Nautical Archaeology, is the first person to fully dig an old shipwreck on the seabed. Among his many honors is the National Medal of Science, which was bestowed by President Barack Obama. Serce Limani: An Eleventh-Century Shipwreck, Vol. 1, is the first volume of his work. Texas A&M University Press published 1: The Ship and Its Anchorage, Crew, and Passengers in 2004. ROBERT H.BRILL is the coauthor of Glass and Glassmaking in Ancient Mesopotamia and the author of Chemical Studies of Early Glasses: Volumes 1 and 2.

BERTA LLEDO works for the Institute of Nautical Archaeology in Turkey as an archaeologist, database manager, and graphic designer. Serce Limani, Volume I was coauthored by SHEILA MATTHEWS, a project specialist for the Texas A&M Nautical Archaeology Program and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology.

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ISBN 13	9780500278925
ISBN 10	050027892X
Title	Ships and Shipwrecks of the Americas:A History Based on Underwate
Author	George Bass
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Thames & Hudson Ltd
Year published	1996-09-16
Number of pages	272
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