Maritime Archaeology, Ships & Shipping

The Faroese Boat [Hardback]

Morten Gøthche (Author)

£47.00

ISBN: 9788785180766
Published by : Viking Ship Museum
Series: Ships & Boats of the North
Volume: 8
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The Faroese boat has been developed and adapted to the special sailing conditions around the Faroe Islands with strong currents and sudden gusts. The boat was primarily developed as a rowing boat but could also be powered by sail. It was built in ... .... Learn More

Contemporary Philosophy for Maritime Archaeology: Flat Ontologies, Oceanic Thought, and the Anthropocene [Paperback]

Sara Rich (Editor); Peter Campbell (Editor)

Regular Price: £50.00

Special Price: £45.00

ISBN: 9789464270396
Published by : Sidestone Press
While terrestrial archaeology has engaged with contemporary philosophy, maritime archaeology has remained in comparative disciplinary – or subdisciplinary – isolation. However, the issues that humans face in the Anthropocene – from global warming ... .... Learn More

Contemporary Philosophy for Maritime Archaeology: Flat Ontologies, Oceanic Thought, and the Anthropocene [Hardback]

Sara Rich (Editor); Peter Campbell (Editor)

Regular Price: £120.00

Special Price: £115.00

ISBN: 9789464270402
Published by : Sidestone Press
While terrestrial archaeology has engaged with contemporary philosophy, maritime archaeology has remained in comparative disciplinary – or subdisciplinary – isolation. However, the issues that humans face in the Anthropocene – from global warming ... .... Learn More

In Search of the Last Continent: Australia and Early Antarctic Exploration [Paperback]

Andrew McConville (Author)

£27.00

ISBN: 9781922669940
Published by : Australian Scholarly Publishing
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For 70 years powerful countries despatched expeditions to explore the south polar regions. By 1843 they had seen enough to realise that this most remote and impenetrable place offered considerable danger and no strategic or economic benefit. The g... .... Learn More

Bold and Lucky: Australia’s Colonial Navy 1824–1831 [Paperback]

Alan Powell (Author)

£15.00

ISBN: 9781922669612
Published by : Australian Scholarly Publishing
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A prequel to his ‘World’s end’: British military outposts in the ‘ring fence’ around Australia 1824–1849, this book by prize-winning historian and keen sailor Alan Powell celebrates the small ships of Australia’s colonial navy. Brigs, cutters, sch... .... Learn More

Sailing the Monsoon Winds in Miniature: Understanding Indian Ocean Boat Models [Paperback]

Charlotte Dixon (Author)

£40.00

ISBN: 9780861592302
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: British Museum Research Publications
Volume: 230
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Models of non-European watercrafts are commonly found in museum collections in the UK and throughout the world. These objects are understudied, rarely used in museum displays and at risk of disposal. In addition, there are several gaps in current ... .... Learn More

J3: A Ship's Boat from the Portus Magnus, Alexandria [Hardback]

Damian Robinson (Editor); Franck Goddio (Editor)

£45.00

ISBN: 9781905905478
Published by : Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology
Series: Ships and boats of the Canopic Region in Egypt
Volume: 13
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J3, a small boat around 6 metres long, was discovered by the Institut Européen d’Archéologie Sous-Marine (IEASM) in the Eastern Harbour of Alexandria, the ancient Portus Magnus. The boat, dating to the 1-2nd century AD, was discovered towards the ... .... Learn More

East by West: The New Navigation of Ferdinand Magellan [Paperback]

Allen Mawer (Author)

£25.00

ISBN: 9781922669407
Published by : Australian Scholarly Publishing
Like Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan thought that Europeans could reach the Far East by sailing West. He aspired to dominion, displaying military prowess, navigational skill, powers of persuasion and unwavering determination. Bettering Columbus, his ... .... Learn More

The Kyrenia Ship Final Excavation Report, Volume I: History of the Excavation, Amphoras, Ceramics, Coins and Evidence for Dating [Hardback]

Susan Womer Katzev (Editor); Helena Wylde Swiny (Editor)

£60.00

ISBN: 9781785707520
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: The Kyrenia Ship Final Excavation Report
Volume: 1
The Kyrenia Ship, a Greek merchantman built around 315 BC, which sank off the north coast of Cyprus, was excavated between 1968 and 1972 under the direction of Michael L. Katzev of the University of Pennsylvania and Oberlin College. The importance... .... Learn More

Echoes from the Deep: Inventorising shipwrecks at the national scale by the application of marine geophysics and the historical tekst [Paperback]

Innes McCartney (Author)

£60.00

ISBN: 9789464261165
Published by : Sidestone Press
In a process analogous with the impact of aerial photography on landscape archaeology, marine geophysics is locating the remains of thousands of shipwrecks across the seabed of the globe. This research project set out to establish whether all of t... .... Learn More