Saona artillery : implications for inter-island trade and shipboard armaments in the first half of the sixteenth century /

a reinvestigation of all three sixteenth-century sites

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Turner, Samuel Peter
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:a reinvestigation of all three sixteenth-century sites
an extensive survey for the shipwreck remains of the fleet
and Puerto Rico. Many sites were found including three off
and their artillery in their correct historical and
artillery collections. Webber partially salvaged two of the
artillery construction, and sixteenth-century shipboard
artillery nomenclature and typologies, wrought-iron
artillery tactics. The objective of this thesis is to
Between January and July, 1983, Burt D. Webber carried out
crews and therefore would have been lightly armed. Two of
have been unsalvaged and probably represented complete
includes a history of the Mona Passage in the early
incomplete. The importance and rarity of the sites suggests
interpret and place the three sixteenth-century Saona sites
Island, and San Germdn in Puerto Rico during the first half
of 1502 in the Mona Passage between the Dominican Republic
of the sixteenth century. Sailing in relatively safe
operational contexts. Considerable trade developed between
Santo Domingo, Saona Island, Salvale6n de HigUey, Mona
should be carried out in the future.
sites by removing a number of cannons and swivel guns. This
sixteenth century, as well as an examination of wrought-iron
study examines the salvaged Saona artillery collection, and
surviving remains included heavy iron objects such as
The initial examination of these sites was brief and
the island of Saona which dated to the sixteenth century.
the shipwreck sites represent the remains of lightly armed
vessels which may have been involved in inter-island trade.
waters, vessels engaged in this trade frequently had small
wrought-iron artillery and anchors. The sites appeared to
Item Description:"Major subject: Anthropology".
Vita.
Physical Description:xvi, 191 leaves : illustrations ; maps ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.