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Item Details
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THE MARITIME HERITAGE OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
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| By: |
Roger C. Smith, James C. Bradford (Foreword), Smith (Foreword) |
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Paperback |
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£17.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0813024471 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780813024479 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF FLORIDA |
| Pub. date: |
30 September, 2001 |
| Series: |
New Perspectives on Maritime History & Nautical Archaeology S. |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
A nautical history of the Cayman Islands, describing how an intrepid group of islanders flourished on the sea. It follows the tracks of the sea turtles and mariners who hunted them, the exploits of the pirates and the development of schooners, and goes underwater to explore the sites of the wrecks. |
| Synopsis: |
Blending elements of geography, archaeology, and ethnography, this readable, illustrated history offers a fascinating portrait of all aspects of Caymanian nautical traditions and describes how an intrepid and independent group of islanders flourished. From the moment of their discovery by Europeans in 1503, the Caymans were recognized for their abundance of sea turtles, a resource that supported the colonization of the West Indies and fostered the development of a distinctive group of sea-hardened people whose nautical skills were known throughout the world. 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 development of island catboats and schooners, and takes the reader underwater to the sites of unlucky ships that wrecked on poorly charted reefs. |
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55 b&w photographs, 18 figures, 9 maps, notes, bibliography, index |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University Press of Florida |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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