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South Devon´s Shipwreck Trail
Jessica Berry
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Description for South Devon´s Shipwreck Trail
Paperback. There is always a good story in a shipwreck. Num Pages: 128 pages, 117. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; HDD; WQH; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 235 x 8. Weight in Grams: 308.
There is always a good story in a shipwreck. The tales from survivors, or frequently from those who tried to rescue them, are often astonishing in the accounts of bravery and self-sacrifice they reveal. Britain's long maritime past can be traced through the shipwrecks off our coasts. The South Devon coast has a rich maritime past, which archaeologists have been able to link to the Bronze Age. Some of the oldest shipwrecks in Northern Europe lie off this coast and there is evidence of a seaborne prehistoric trade in metals and a later trade with Byzantium. Ships in the area ... Read more
There is always a good story in a shipwreck. The tales from survivors, or frequently from those who tried to rescue them, are often astonishing in the accounts of bravery and self-sacrifice they reveal. Britain's long maritime past can be traced through the shipwrecks off our coasts. The South Devon coast has a rich maritime past, which archaeologists have been able to link to the Bronze Age. Some of the oldest shipwrecks in Northern Europe lie off this coast and there is evidence of a seaborne prehistoric trade in metals and a later trade with Byzantium. Ships in the area ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445606743
SKU
V9781445606743
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Jessica Berry
Jessica Berry has an MA in Maritime Archaeology from Flinders University, Australia. She now works for Bournemouth University excavating the Swash Channel Wreck. In February 2011 she set up the Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust (MAST) to research marine archaeology in the UK. Jessica Berry wrote newspaper and magazine articles in UK newspapers, mainly Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph, Mail on Sunday, ... Read more
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