Maritime Archaeology, Ships & Shipping
The Archaeology of ships and shipwrecks, and underwater archaeology: methods, interpretation and reports
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Sailing Alone Around the World [Hardback]
Captain Joshua Slocum (Author)
£42.50ISBN: 9780967482606
Published by : Regatta Press
The most detailed and celebrated autobiographical account of a solo circumnavigation of the globe in the age of sail. Slocum, a naturalized American, designed, built, provisioned, and skippered his small sloop, the Spray, around the world in 18... .... Learn More -
Historie Concerning the Life and Deeds of the Admiral Don Christopher Columbus [Hardback]
Ferdinand Columbus (Author)
Regular Price: £114.00
Special Price: £19.95
ISBN: 9788824035620
Published by : Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca
This is a two part set containing the important biography of Christopher Columbus, attributed to his son, Ferdinand. .... Learn More -
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Looking for Leads: Shipwrecks of the past revealed by contemporary documents and the archaeological record [Hardback]
C. Ahlstrom (Author)
£39.50ISBN: 9789514108051
Published by : Finnish Academy of Sciences
Combining textual with underwater archaeological information offers great insights into post-medieval shipping in the Baltic and this book discusses the methods being employed by Finnish academics working with these sources. The book includes s... .... Learn More -
Ships and Shipping in the North Sea and Atlantic, 1400-1800 [Hardback]
Richard W. Unger (Author)
£80.00ISBN: 9780860786603
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Twenty collected essays on aspects of maritime historuy and technology. There is a long section on Dutch shipbuilding, the organisation of guilds, design and constructional techniques. The second section ranges more widely over the relationship... .... Learn More -
xThe Earliest Ships [Paperback]
Arne Emil Christensen (Author); Robert Gardiner (Author)
£16.99ISBN: 9780851779959
Published by : Conway Maritime
When does a boat become a ship? How much of an investment was a log-boat? Tackling such questions this volume gives a summary account of the early forms of water transport worldwide and their transiton into economically and socially significant... .... Learn More -
The Ships of the Port of London 2: 12th to 17th Centuries [Paperback]
Peter Marsden (Author)
Regular Price: £30.00
Special Price: £9.95
ISBN: 9781850745136
Published by : English Heritage
A full study of the archaeological remains of ships and boats used in the port of London. Reconstructs the design and use of the ship using evidence from the vessels, from waterfronts, and from trade goods. .... Learn More -
The Age of the Galley [Paperback]
Robert Gardiner (Author)
£16.99ISBN: 9780851779553
Published by : Conway Maritime
Now available in paperback, this is the ultimate guide to the history of oared waterborne vessels covering more than 4,000 years. Collecting together a group of internationally-renowned maritime historians and specialists gives this book great ... .... Learn More -
L'epave Dramont 'E' a Saint-Raphael (Ve siecle après JC) [Paperback]
Claude Santamaria (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9782271053572
Published by : CNRS Editions
The Dramontwreck was discovered in 1965. Excavation undertaken from 1981 until 1991 showed that the ship, coming from Tunisia, was carrying a large cargo of amphorae, plates and other wares. Numismatic finds place the date of the wreck in ... .... Learn More -
Wooden Ship Building and the Interpretation of Shipwrecks [Hardback]
J. Richard Steffy (Author)
£67.50ISBN: 9780890965528
Published by : Texas A&M University Press
This guide to wooden boats and ships is intended for use by nautical archaeologists and historians, and those involved in documenting and interpreting the remains of wrecks or abandoned vessels. The first part of the book introduces the discipl... .... Learn More