SERRA Laurence.
The Justine and the Olympia - 1867. A cold case under the sea.
The Red Butterfly
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€26,00
| N° d'inventaire | 26078 |
| Format | 21 x 26 |
| Détails | 188 p., numerous color photos and illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2022. |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782490379484 |
What happened on that terrible night of February 14, 1867?
Here are two lost merchant ships, wandering a short distance off the Hérault coast. One is Greek, the Olympia, and has just left the port of Sète. The other is French, the Justine, and is returning from Sicily. In the midst of one of the worst storms of the 19th century in the dreaded Gulf of Lions, they are heading towards each other. And suddenly...
150 years later, maritime archaeologist Laurence Serra is authorized by the Ministry of Culture to lead, with her team, the excavation of a mysterious wooden wreck that has never been identified. The ship's hold is filled with precious merchandise, vital to the French economy at the time... Code name for the operation? "Aresquiers 12." This mission then leads to a captivating scientific investigation conducted like a police investigation. Under water and sand, in library archives, with ultra-sophisticated offshore radars, in the heart of laboratories, surprises, twists, joys, frustrations, and wonders will follow one another for more than five years! This book passionately recounts this adventure and allows us to better understand the relentless work of archaeologists.
Here are two lost merchant ships, wandering a short distance off the Hérault coast. One is Greek, the Olympia, and has just left the port of Sète. The other is French, the Justine, and is returning from Sicily. In the midst of one of the worst storms of the 19th century in the dreaded Gulf of Lions, they are heading towards each other. And suddenly...
150 years later, maritime archaeologist Laurence Serra is authorized by the Ministry of Culture to lead, with her team, the excavation of a mysterious wooden wreck that has never been identified. The ship's hold is filled with precious merchandise, vital to the French economy at the time... Code name for the operation? "Aresquiers 12." This mission then leads to a captivating scientific investigation conducted like a police investigation. Under water and sand, in library archives, with ultra-sophisticated offshore radars, in the heart of laboratories, surprises, twists, joys, frustrations, and wonders will follow one another for more than five years! This book passionately recounts this adventure and allows us to better understand the relentless work of archaeologists.
Here are two lost merchant ships, wandering a short distance off the Hérault coast. One is Greek, the Olympia, and has just left the port of Sète. The other is French, the Justine, and is returning from Sicily. In the midst of one of the worst storms of the 19th century in the dreaded Gulf of Lions, they are heading towards each other. And suddenly...
150 years later, maritime archaeologist Laurence Serra is authorized by the Ministry of Culture to lead, with her team, the excavation of a mysterious wooden wreck that has never been identified. The ship's hold is filled with precious merchandise, vital to the French economy at the time... Code name for the operation? "Aresquiers 12." This mission then leads to a captivating scientific investigation conducted like a police investigation. Under water and sand, in library archives, with ultra-sophisticated offshore radars, in the heart of laboratories, surprises, twists, joys, frustrations, and wonders will follow one another for more than five years! This book passionately recounts this adventure and allows us to better understand the relentless work of archaeologists.