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Actions Displays	Shipwreck Remove from selection Add to selection TitleShipwreck Author Carl Douglas (author)‎ Björn Hagberg (author)‎ The Gibsons of Scilly (photographer)‎ Ruth Urbom (translator)‎ Corporate author National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Voice of the Ocean Foundation Place of publicationStockholm PublisherMax Ström Year of publication2022 Period19th century20th century Pagination197 p. Illustrationsillus., black and white photographs Dimensions32.7 x 24.6 cm Materialbook Class numberG525 .D6 2022 ISBN9789171265586 Subjectshipwrecks, photography (ships), photography, photography - history Geographical keywordEurope, UK, Cornwall, Isles of Scilly Persons keywordThe Gibsons of Scilly In the age of sail and steam, the waters off Britain's south-western coast were among the most treacherous in the world with everything from strong tidal currents and submerged rocks to severe storms and thick fog threatening seafarers. Thousands of ships were lost there over the centuries. From Cornwall and the remote Isles of Scilly, five generations of the Gibson family documented these shipwrecks in photographs, creating a unique archive of an era when seafaring meant risking one's life.

TitleShipwreck

Author

Corporate author

Place of publicationStockholm

Year of publication2022

Period19th century20th century

Pagination197 p.

Illustrationsillus., black and white photographs

Dimensions32.7 x 24.6 cm

Materialbook

Class numberG525 .D6 2022

ISBN9789171265586

In the age of sail and steam, the waters off Britain's south-western coast were among the most treacherous in the world with everything from strong tidal currents and submerged rocks to severe storms and thick fog threatening seafarers. Thousands of ships were lost there over the centuries. From Cornwall and the remote Isles of Scilly, five generations of the Gibson family documented these shipwrecks in photographs, creating a unique archive of an era when seafaring meant risking one's life.