[Item #80308] From a Watery Grave The Discovery and Excavation of La Salle's Shipwreck, La Belle. James E. Bruseth, Toni S. Turner.

From a Watery Grave The Discovery and Excavation of La Salle's Shipwreck, La Belle

Softcover, College Station, Texas: Texas A & M University Press, 2005. First Edition. Near Fine. The La Belle, under the command of La Salle, ran aground in Matagorda Bay in February of 1686. It was carrying all the supplies needed to start a colony in the New World. More than 300 years later Texas Historical Commission archeologists discovered the ship's resting place and found more than a million artifacts. Covers clean and bright. A few light scratches to covers - worse on the front cover. Tail of spine bumped. Corners rubbed. Page edges clean. No previous owner marks. Text, photographs, diagrams, maps and illustrations all clean and bright. Ships same or next business day. This is an oversize book - International orders will require extra shipping charges in addition to the charges quoted by this website. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 159 pages. [Item #80308]

Price: $20.00

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