The Ship That Held Up Wall Street : The Ronson Ship Wreck /

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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 of what they had found or what its value might be, they called in two nautical archaeologists-Warren Riess and Sheli Smith-to dir...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Riess, Warren (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Ronson Ship (Merchant ship : 18th century)
Underwater archaeology.
Ships, Wooden.
Merchant ships.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Antiquities.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Budget.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
Archeologie sous-marine > New York (État) > New York.
Navires en bois > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Navires marchands > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Fouilles (Archeologie) > New York (État) > New York.
Underwater archaeology > New York (State) > New York.
Ships, Wooden > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century.
Merchant ships > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century.
Excavations (Archaeology) > New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York > Manhattan.
New York (State) > New York.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) > Antiquities.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A ship in Manhattan
  • Atlantic and Manhattan history
  • February, major excavation operations
  • Preservation for the future
  • A close look at the ship
  • Identifying the ship
  • Princess Carolina
  • Development of 175 Water Street, Manhattan
  • Postscript
  • Notes
  • Glossary of ship and archaeology terms used.

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