The Cruise of the Dolphin
by Lallemand, Ferdinand
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good, Slight Chips & Tears
- Seller
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STREETSVILLE, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Methuen., 1957 Book. Illus. by Translated by Mervyn Sevill. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. "This is the log book, written as fiction but based on fact, of the voyage of an ill-fated Roman galley from Delos in the Aegean to Massalia, the modern Marseilles, in about 145 B.C. The wreck, with the remains of ots cargo of 10,000 amphorae and pottery from Megara was found in 9 fathoms of water . outside Marseilles . [by] Commandant Cousteau and his team. From the evidence provided by the surviving fragments of the hull and anchor, marks on the pottery and customs seals on the amphorae, the author has been able to retrace the voyage . Further clues allowed the owner of the Dolphin to be identified as Markos Sestios . 160p. illus plates, maps and diagrams.
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Details
- Bookseller
- KALAMOS BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039061
- Title
- The Cruise of the Dolphin
- Author
- Lallemand, Ferdinand
- Illustrator
- Translated by Mervyn Sevill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good, Slight Chips & Tears
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Methuen.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- UNDERWATER ARCHCHAEOLOGY MARSEILLES JACQUES COUSTEAU MARKOS SESTIOS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archaeology; Marine Archaeology; Greek Ships & Shipping - Ancient;
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KALAMOS BOOKS
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