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The Atlas of Shipwrecks & Treasure: The History, Location, and Treasures of Ships Lost at Sea (Hardcover)

by Nigel Pickford (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 200 pages
  • Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd; 1st American Ed edition (15 Sep 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1564585999
  • ISBN-13: 978-1564585998
  • Product Dimensions: 31.2 x 26.2 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 724,981 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"The bounty of material is impressive, the presentation sharp, the whole product one big success."

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Provides a history of 40 significant shipwrecks, along with maps plotting the sites of more than 1,400 wrecks around the world.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Well researched and well presented., 5 Oct 2004
By Ned Middleton (British professional underwater photo-journalist & author) - See all my reviews
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Shortly after this book was first published, I attended the London Dive Show and I recall how I had to convince the lady selling this particular book to let me purchase her last "counter" copy because she had sold out within a couple of hours of opening on that first day.

This book is a collection of shipwreck and treasure stories from ancient and modern times shown in the context of where they are in the world. Measuring 12½ in x 10¼ in (315mm x 260mm), it is packed with almost 200 pages of exactly the sort of information every diver wants to read. In short, this hardback book is a steal at £20.

A quick glance at the contents page reveals how the author uses the word world-wide theme of the book to good effect with chapters on; Bronze Age to Byzantium, Vikings, Chinese Junks, Levantine Trade, Portuguese Carracks, Armada, Spanish Plate Fleets, Pirates and Privateers, East Indiamen, Revolution, Great Collectors, Gold Rush, Mail Ships and Liners and ships from WW2. These are followed by carefully detailed Annexes which show; The relevant maps, shipwreck listings, glossary, bibliography, index and acknowledgements.

The treasures are enough to make any mouth water - and they are not yet all found. Altogether I consider this to be a scholarly piece of work - and no Divers bookshelf can be considered complete without a copy.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A fun book to breeze through., 10 Jul 1998
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A great coffee table book I've owned for a few years, this book is full of interesting facts that are put together in an interesting way. Not a hard-core history book by any means. Not really in-depth, either. Pretty pictures make it good for all ages of reading.
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