Historic Shipwrecks Of The Dominican Republic And Haiti, Second Edition: Their Locations And Provenance - Softcover

Kordac, Lubos

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1467905186 ISBN 13: 9781467905183

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011

Synopsis

This Second Edition of this very popular book is a compendium of historic shipwrecks surrounding Hispaniola, with a summary of locations and current/previous notable salvage operations including maps, photos and drawings. This edition contains substantial new material regarding numerous wrecks throughout Hispaniola. Several hundred wrecks are listed and the index contains approximatly 1100 page citations. Bibliography included. 200 pages of content in 22 chapters. Compiled by Dr. Lubos Kordac, an able diver who resides in the Dominican Republic and consults as a marine archaeologist. Local history for each focus area provides valuable information regarding the circumstances for the listed wrecks. 28 maps and more than 50 photos. The Second Edition adds approximately 100 new vessel/fleet disasters to the areas of Samana, Santo Domingo, Azua, Tortuga and Cap-Haitien. New information includes the mystery of the "Opale" and the disappearing island, an expanded overview of the Bobadilla fleet, and more information regarding the "Imperial" and "Diomede".

About this edition

• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1467905186
• ISBN 13: 9781467905183
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 228