The Mercurio: Archaeology of a Brig of the Regno Italico Sunk During the Battle of Grado, 1812

by Carlo Beltrame

The Italian brig Mercurio was escorting the French 80-gun vessel Rivoli from Venice on its very first expedition, in 1812, when it was sunk by an English ship during the Battle of Grado. Since the wreck was identified, the Mercurio has been the site of several underwater excavations, beginning in 2001 and continuing from 2004 to 2011 by a team from the Universita Ca' Foscari of Venice, together with the local Soprintendenza. Their work revealed a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 250358103X
• ISBN13: 9782503581033
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Brepols Publishers
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.3" x 11.0"