Название: The Wrecks of HM Frigates Assurance (1753) and Pomone (1811)
Автор: John Bingeman, Paul Simpson, David Tomalin
Издательство: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1789256372
Год: 2021
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 160
Размер: 72,4 МБ
Язык: Английский
With the thought of treasure, Isle of Wight islander, Derek Williams researched ancient local wreck records. Top of his extensive wreck list was the 40-gun frigate Assurance lost in 1753 while returning from Jamaica with Governor Trelawny on board, whose story possibly inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to write Treasure Island.