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

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 05/07/2007
ISBN: 9780156031585
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.15w x 0.83d

Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2007 pg. 60