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The Voyage of the Vizcaina: The Mystery of Christopher Columbus's Last Ship
Contributor(s): Brinkbäumer, Klaus (Author), Höges, Clemens (Author)

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 ISBN: 0156031582     ISBN-13: 9780156031585
Publisher: Mariner Books
OUR PRICE: $19.94  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2007
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Annotation: Of all the great seafaring vessels of the Age of Discovery, not one has been recovered or even--given the lack of detailed contemporary descriptions--accurately represented. Then, in the mid-1990s, a sunken ship was found in a small, shallow gulf off the coast of Panama. Chronicling both dramatic history and present-day archaeological adventures, Klaus Brinkbaumer and Clemens Hoges reveal this artifact to be not only the oldest shipwreck ever recovered in the Western Hemisphere but also very likely the remains of the Vizcaina, one of the ships Christopher Columbus took on his last trip to the New World. The Voyage of the Vizcaina gives us an exciting tale of exploration and discovery, and the startling truths behind Columbus's final attempt to reach the East by going west.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Expeditions & Discoveries
- Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History
- History | Americas (north Central South West Indies)
Dewey: 970.015
Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.15" W x 8.1" L (0.68 lbs) 336 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Latin America
- Chronological Period - 15th Century
- Chronological Period - 16th Century
Features: Bibliography, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2007 pg. 60
 
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Of all the great seafaring vessels of the Age of Discovery, not one has been recovered or even--given the lack of detailed contemporary descriptions--accurately represented. Then, in the mid-1990s, a sunken ship was found in a small, shallow gulf off the coast of Panama. Chronicling both dramatic history and present-day archaeological adventures, Klaus Brinkb umer and Clemens H ges reveal this artifact to be not only the oldest shipwreck ever recovered in the Western Hemisphere but also very likely the remains of the Vizca na, one of the ships Christopher Columbus took on his last trip to the New World. The Voyage of the Vizca na gives us an exciting tale of exploration and discovery, and the startling truths behind Columbus's final attempt to reach the East by going west.
 
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