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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781379703321

Autore

Castro Filipe Vieira de <1960->

Titolo

The pepper wreck : a Portuguese Indiaman at the mouth of the Tagus river / / Filipe Vieira de Castro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station : , : Texas A&M University Press, , 2005

©2005

ISBN

1-299-05348-3

1-60344-599-4

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 287 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series

Disciplina

914.69/4504

Soggetti

Shipwrecks - Portugal - Lisbon - History - 17th century

Underwater archaeology - Portugal

Shipbuilding - Portugal - History - 17th century

Seafaring life - Portugal

Portugal History Spanish dynasty, 1580-1640

Portugal Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-278) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The India route The ships The voyage of the Nossa Senhora dos Mártires Site formation Survey and excavation Hull description Analysis and reconstruction Appendix A : Tonnage and systems of units Appendix B : bibliography of Iberian wrecks Appendix C : artifact list

Sommario/riassunto

An account of the history and evacuation of the Portuguese merchant ship, Nossa Senhora dos Martires, sunk at the mouth of the Tagus River in 1606.