The maritime heritage of the Cayman Islands /

"Roger C. Smith follows the mysterious tracks of the sea turtles and the mariners who hunted them, from the shores of the Caymans to the coastal lagoons of Cuba and finally to the Miskito Cays of Nicaragua. He also pursues the colonial exploits of privateers and pirates, examines the developmen...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smith, Roger C., 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2000.
Series:New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology.
Subjects:
Underwater archaeology > Cayman Islands.
HISTORY > General.
Antiquities
Underwater archaeology
Regions & Countries - Americas.
History & Archaeology.
Latin America.
Cayman Islands > History.
Cayman Islands > History, Naval.
Cayman Islands > Antiquities.
Cayman > Histoire.
Cayman > Histoire navale.
Cayman Islands
History
Naval history
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / James C. Bradford and Gene A. Smith
  • 1. The Cayman Islands Project
  • 2. Founded Upon the Seas
  • 3. Shoal of Sea Turtles
  • 4. Crocodiles and Pirates
  • 5. Catboats and Schooners
  • 6. A Graveyard of Ships
  • App. 1. The Deposition of Samuel Hutchinson
  • App. 2. Lieutenant Alfred Carpenter's Observations
  • App. 3. The First Census of Cayman.

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