The Voyage of the Vizcaina: The Mystery of Christopher Columbus's Last Ship - Paperback

by Klaus Brinkbäumer (Author), Clemens Höges (Author)

Of all the great seafaring vessels of the Age of Discovery, not one has been recovered or even--given the lack of detailed contemporary descriptions--accurately represented. Then, in the mid-1990s, a sunken ship was found in a small, shallow gulf off the coast of Panama. Chronicling both dramatic history and present-day archaeological adventures, Klaus Brinkbäumer and Clemens Höges reveal this artifact to be not only the oldest shipwreck ever recovered in the Western Hemisphere but also very likely the remains of the Vizcaína, one of the ships Christopher Columbus took on his last trip to the New World. The Voyage of the Vizcaína gives us an exciting tale of exploration and discovery, and the startling truths behind Columbus's final attempt to reach the East by going west.

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Not since Morrison s classic book on Columbus has a volume so brilliantly captured the spirit of the man long credited with discovering the New World, yet been the subject of so much mythology and mystery. Filipe Castro, Nautical Archaeology Program, Texas A&M University
Of all the great seafaring vessels of the Age of Discovery, not one had been recovered when, in the mid-1990s, a sunken ship was found in a small, shallow gulf off the coast of Panama. Klaus Brinkbaumer and Clemens Hoges reveal this artifact to be not only the oldest shipwreck ever recovered in the Western Hemisphere but also very likely the remains of the Vizcaina, one of the ships Christopher Columbus took on his last, ill-fated trip to the New World. Bringing to life both Columbus s voyages and the present-day archaeological adventures involved in recovering this dramatic piece of history, The Voyage of the Vizcaina is an exciting tale of discovery.
[A] swiftly paced adventure biography. Archaeology
Blends archaeological and historical revelations with all the drama of a true adventure. Midwest Book Review

KLAUS BRINKBAUMER writes for Der Spiegel magazine. A graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, he is an experienced sailor and diver. He lives in Germany.
CLEMENS HOGES is a senior editor at Der Spiegel, where he has written extensively about underwater archaeology, seafaring, and piracy. He lives in Germany.
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Author Biography

KLAUS BRINKBÄUMER writes for Der Spiegel magazine. A graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, he is an experienced sailor and diver. He lives in Germany.

CLEMENS HÖGES is a senior editor at Der Spiegel, where he has written extensively about underwater archaeology, seafaring, and piracy. He lives in Germany.