Studying the Princess Carolina : anatomy of the ship that held up Wall Street /

In January 1982, archaeologists conducting a pre-construction excavation at 175 Water Street in Lower Manhattan found the remains of an eighteenth-century ship. Uncertain what they had found or what its significance might be, they called in nautical archaeologist Warren C. Riess to direct the excava...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Riess, Warren (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2023].
Edition:First edition.
Series:Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series.
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