1 edition of Three major ancient boat finds in Britain found in the catalog.
Three major ancient boat finds in Britain
Published
1972
by National Maritime Museum in London
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Written in English
Edition Notes
Statement | by E. V. Wright ... [et al.] ; introduced by Basil Greenhill. |
Series | Maritime monographs and reports ;, no. 6, 1972 |
Contributions | Wright, E. V. |
Classifications | |
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LC Classifications | VM16 .T45 |
The Physical Object | |
Pagination | 44 p. : |
Number of Pages | 44 |
ID Numbers | |
Open Library | OL5247286M |
LC Control Number | 75319430 |
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