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Historical Ship Graffiti on the Walls of San Juan's Spanish Defence System: an Interim Report
Article first published online: 20 JAN 2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2006.00092.x
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Rivera-Collazo, I. C. (2006), Historical Ship Graffiti on the Walls of San Juan's Spanish Defence System: an Interim Report. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 35: 41–52. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2006.00092.x
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- Issue published online: 20 JAN 2006
- Article first published online: 20 JAN 2006
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Keywords:
- ship graffiti;
- historical drawings;
- 19th-century ships;
- Spanish defence system
This project intends to document graffiti identified on the walls of the defence system of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in a collaborative effort between the author and the National Park Service. The initial proposal envisaged a maximum of 8 or 9 ship drawings previously identified by the Park's personnel. Fieldwork has hugely expanded that number—so far over 400. Preliminary evaluation of the ship-types identified suggests the presence of a visual representation of ship-type evolution, at least from the 18th to the first half of the 20th centuries.
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