On the Periphery of the New World: The Beeswax Wreck Project

Author(s): Christopher T Dewey

Year: 2015

Summary

This paper reviews the search for the suspected wreck of a Spanish Manila galleon off the Oregon Coast that sank near the end of the seventeenth century. Included are summaries of the 2006-2009 terrestrial surveys and the 2013-2014 diving operations. The sometimes-conflicting historical record is summarized and compared to the results of four terrestrial and two underwater field seasons. The result is an informed estimate of the wreck’s location. 

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On the Periphery of the New World: The Beeswax Wreck Project. Christopher T Dewey. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Seattle, Washington. 2015 ( tDAR id: 434203)

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Keywords

General
Beeswax • galleon • Shipwreck

Geographic Keywords
North America • United States of America

Spatial Coverage

min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

Record Identifiers

PaperId(s): 295