Shipwrecks in the Americas

Marx, Robert F. 1933- (Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780486255149 (pbk.)
ISBN: 048625514X (pbk.)
Physical Description: xxi, 482 p., [36] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm
print
Publisher: New York : Dover Publications, 1987.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Revised republication"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-457) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.