The pepper wreck : a Portuguese Indiaman at the mouth of the Tagus river / Filipe Vieira de Castro.
The pepper wreck : a Portuguese Indiaman at the mouth of the Tagus river / Filipe Vieira de Castro.
The pepper wreck : a Portuguese Indiaman at the mouth of the Tagus river / Filipe Vieira de Castro.
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College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2005.
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N914.69/9
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The India route -- 3. The ships -- 4. The voyage of the Nossa Senhora Dos Martires -- 5. Site formation -- 6. Survey and excavation -- 7. Hull description -- 8. Analysis and reconstruction -- 9. Conclusion -- App. A. Tonnage and systems of units -- App. B. Bibliography of Iberi...
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College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2005.
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1st ed.
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Texas
Date Published
c2005.
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"In 1606, a Portuguese ship, Nossa Senhora dos Martires, put into Lisbon laden with pepper-corns, porcelain, and other products from Cochin. A large vessel for the time, the merchantman displaced twelve hundred tons and carried three to four masts. The ship foundered during a storm in a northern channel of the Tagus River. Within hours the currents...
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The pepper wreck : a Portuguese Indiaman at the mouth of the Tagus river / Filipe Vieira de Castro.
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Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N914.69/9
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74VKdmz5pd2Z
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKdmz5pd2Z
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ISBN
1585443905 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781585443901 (cloth : alk. paper)
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914.694504
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991019864099702626
