Treasures of the world, lost-and-found Cover Image

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Treasures of the world, lost-and-found

National Geographic Society (U.S.) National Geographic Maps. (Author). Carroll, Allen. (Added Author).

Record details

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ; 49 x 77 cm., folded to 14 x 20 cm.
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Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2001.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Relief shown pictorially.

"Supplement to National Geographic, July 2001."

Also shows significant archaeological treasure sites, e.g. the treasures of Tutankhamun, on land.

Insets: [Mediterranean Sea area], "Realm of the wine-dark sea -- [Indonesia region], "The global bazaar where East meets West."

Includes text, historical notes, and col. ill.

Col. ill. of the "San Esteban" showing it in historical context versus during its archaeological recovery, ancillary map of the Caribbean area showing sailing routes and shipwrecks, text, portraits of prominent explorers through history, from Francisco Pizarro to Robert Ballard, and col. ill. on verso.