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INTO THE DEEP.
The History of Man's Underwater
Exploration.
Robert F. Marx.
Published by Van Nostrand
Reinhold Co, New York, 1978.
"Man's centuries-old attempts
to move about underwater have been just as zealous as his better known
attempts to fly. This book brings together all the excitement of those
efforts to dive-the myths
and the facts, the tragedies and triumphs.
Robert Marx, a treasure-hunting
diver and marine archaeologist, begins this history where men first dived:
in Mesopotamia 6,500 years ago. From the ancient world of the
Mediterranean, he traces
the history of diving through the middle ages to Leonardo da Vinci's designs
for underwater breathing devices to modern times and the highly sophisticated
equipment of today. He describes the development of submarines and other
weapons; the snorkel and the scuba; diving bells; deep-sea research capsules;
and underwater habitats - pioneered by Cousteau, Link, Beebe and the Piccards
- in which men have lived and worked for weeks at a time." [ps]
DEEP, DEEPER, DEEPEST
Man's Exploration of the
Sea.
Robert F. Marx.
Best Publishing Co, 1998
Hard and softcover, 324
pages, mono photographs. Hardcover has illustrated laminated boards (similar
to softcover, left); no dustjacket.
Same book as Into The Deep,
except for an additional chapter: Treasure Hunting Goes High Tech.
Best Publishing does not
acknowledge that this is a copy of a previou publication.
If
anyone can write a book on ‘Man’s Exploration of theSea’ it is Robert Marx.
His treasure and archaeological finds are quiteamazing, and with fifteen
books to his credit, he is well versed to writethis book. His style is
easy and interesting and the photographs are adequateto complement the
text. He starts of with free diving, then goes into theearly diving bells,
diving machines and helmet diving. Armoured divingsuits get a mention,
and of course the modern scuba equipment. Additionalchapter cover warfare,
submersibles, underwater habitats, underwater archaeology,sunken treasure,
and oceanography. A very good read - interesting and informative.
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PIRATE PORT
The Story of the Sunken City of Port Royal.
Robert F. Marx.
First publishing Great Britain in 1968 by Pelham Books,
London.
First published in the USA by The World Publishing Co,
1967.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 190 pages, mono photographs.
"When Morgan the pirate made it his headquarters, Port
Royal was known as
the most wicked city in the world. Then one sunny day
at noon the sky reddened, the earth shook, and the town and two thousand
of its
inhabitants were swallowed up. Since that fateful day
in 1692, four-fifths of Port Royal has lain beneath. the water at the bottom
of Kingston Harbour.
Now Robert Marx, Underwater Archaeologist for the Government
of
Jamaica, is wresting Port Royal's secret's from the sea.
He tells how he and his divers explore the sunken city in scuba gear, bringing
up clay pipes, ancient bottles, pewter tankards, pieces of eight, and other
treasures that have been hidden beneath the ocean for nearly three hundred
years."
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PORT ROYAL - THE SUNKEN CITY
Robert F. Marx.
Published by Aqua Press, Essex, UK in 2003.
Hardcover with gloss illustrated boards, same as dustjacket,
288 pages, mono and colour plates. index bibliography.
Despite the first chapter starting exactly the same as
Pirate Port - 'On the southern coast of Jamaica...', thats where the similarity
ends, for this is a complete rewrite of what is a fascinating subject.
And the production by Aqua Press is much better than the earlier Pirate
Port books.
From the fly: In the seventeenth century, Port Royal
was a legendary city, a city of vast wealth and pleasure-seeking, the home
port of the buccaneers. Today, Port Royal is a city of legends, legends
of the 1692 earthquake and tidal wave that caused the city to sink beneath
the sea, and legends of the fortunes that may be buried there. Robert F.
Marx was one of the men caught up in those legends, and this book describes
the fulfillment of his childhood dream: a two-and-a-half year exploration
of the historic Jamaican port. The first investigation of the site by a
trained marine archaeologist, his expedition discovered thousands of perfectly
preserved artifacts of life in the 17th century city: silver and pewter
ware; brass, iron and wooden tools; and much more, including two hoards
of classic buried treasure: Spanish pieces of eight. But Port Royal did
not easily give up its treasures: working on a painfully slim budget, Marx
and his rag-tag crew had to cope with murky, polluted waters; inhospitable
sharks, eels and crabs; razor-sharp coral and ancient walls on the verge
of collapse; and the intractable opposition of some financial and political
interests. Blending real-life adventure, colourful history and the thrill
of discovery, Marx has written a fascinating account of one of the most
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SEA FEVER
The real life stories of the scientists, treasure divers,
and archaeologists engged in exploring and developing man's knowlewdge
of the oceans.
Robert F. Marx.
Published in 1972 by Doubleday & Co, New York.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 250 pages, mono photographs.
"An encounter with a giant moray eel; the discovery of
the wreck of a bronzeage ship; experiencing nitrogen narcosis or "rapture
of the deeps" - these are only three of the things that happened
to the scientists, archaeologists and treasure diver's whose stories are
told in this book. You'll meet people like Pablo Bush Romero (a top authority
on Mexican archaeology and leader of an expedition to the Mayan remains
at the Sacred
Well of Chichen-itza ), Kip Wagner (the only treasure
hunter who became a millionaire through his finds), and Eugenie Clark (director
of a marine laboratory and one of the world's leading authorities on sharks).
But, whatever their particular interest, they share a love of seas, lakes
and other bodies of water aild an overwhelming desire to probe their mysteries;
a trait that seems, from the discovery of deepwater shells and other artifacts
in the ancient cities of Mesopotamia to have existed in mankind foir 6000
years."
Covers the life and achievements of: Art McKee, Tom Gurr,
Pablo Bush Romero, Norman Scott, Anders Franzen, Eugie Clark, Kip Wagner,
Mel Fisher, Hannes Keller, Teddy Tucker, Dimitri Rebikoff, Ed Link, Peter
Throckmorton, George Bass, Neal Watson, Jacques Piccard. This is an important
work, although you wouldn't think so from the blurb on the front fly -
'an encounter with a giant moray, experiencing rapturs of the deep' - the
publishers are directing this book to the general reader looking for sensationalism.
It i s too important a work to be promoted with such drivel. Wonder why
Marx doesn't mention Harry Reiseberg. This book reminds me of Terry Norton's
excellent book Stars beneath the Sea, published in 1999, which is also
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SHIPWRECKS OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, 1492-1825
"A complete guide to every major shipwreck in the Western
Hemisphere and an introduction to the delights of underwater archaeology,
diving for treasure, and exploring the world below the sea.
Robert F. Marx
Published 1971 by World Publishing Company, New York.
Hardcover, dust jacket, 482 pp, index, bibliography,
photographs.
Wrecks are listed chronologically within region.
From the fly: In this one comprehensive volume, Robert
F. Marx tells you everything you need to know about exploring the ocean's
depths-from the precise locations where ships were lost to the best techniques
for bringing their contents to the surface. For several years the author
care- fully researched the archives, li- braries and museums of Europe
and North America (reading old lists in Lloyds of London and unfolding
original documents in the depos- itories of Seville), amassing a file of
more than 28,500 shipwrecks throughout the world. For this book he has
selected only the most significant finds in the Western Hemisphere from
the time of Co- lumbus until about 1825. This is no mere catalogue of wrecks;
it is an organized manual of discovery based solidly on Marx's vast experience
combing the oceans' floors.
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THE SEARCH FOR SUNKEN TREASURE
Exploring the World's Great Shipwrecks
Robert F. Marx with Jenifer Marx.
Copyright 1993. Published by Key Porter Books, Toronto,
Canada, 1993.
Published by Random House Australia Pty Ltd, Sydney,
1993.
Beautifully illustrated with a great many color
photographs and drawings and maps, 192 pages.
eBay blurb. " This book captures the excitment felt by
the discoverers of shipwrecks dating from the beginning of recorded history
to the twentieth century. In a fascinating text written with his wife,
renowned underwater archaeologist Robert Marx tells the remarkable stories
behind the discoveries of famous wrecks from around the world- the HMS
Bounty,Andrea Doria, the Titanic and the Mary Rose- as well as the unsung
shipwrecks that deserve to be better known. The book is an underwater adventure
that will appeal to divers, amateur historians and armchair adventurers
alike."
Top image: Hardcover dustjacket for Canadian and Australian
editions.
Bottom image: Published by Key Porter Books, Toronto.
Softcover, 192 pages, mono and colour photographs, A4
format.
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THE UNDERWATER DIG
An Introduction to Marine Archaeology.
Robert F. Marx.
Published by Henry Z.Walck, Inc, New York; copyright
1975.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 250 pages, mono photographs.
Covers: Introudction, Historical Background, What is
Underwater Archaeology?, Research, Search, Excavation, Dating and Identification,
Preservation and Publication, The Future, Selected Bibliography.
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THEY DARED THE DEEP
A History of Diving. Robert
F. Marx.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 158
pages, mono illustrations and photographs
Published Great Britain
by Pelham Books Ltd, London, 1967.
First published in the USA
by The World Publishing Co, 1967.
"Mr Marx writes of the ancient
Roman divers who, armed with trident spears, swam through enemy fleets
in the fifth century B.C., and of their modern ounterparts, the frogmen
of the und~rwater demolition teams. He describes diving bells from the
time of Alexander the Great to those used in the great
experiments of Captain Jacques-Yves
Cousteau and other scientists who are learning how man can live for long
periods at great depths in diving saucers. He tells of the important roles
played by scientists, oceanographers, archaeologists, and sportsmen in
the exploration of the deep."
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His other books include:
PORT ROYAL REDISCOVERED
SHIPWRECKS IN MEXICAN WATERS
SHIPWRECKS IN FLORIDA WATERS
ALWAYS ANOTHER ADVENTURE
THE BATTLE OF LEPANTO: 1571
THE BATTLE OF THE SPANISH ARMADA: 1588
THE TREAUSRE FLEETS OF THE SPANISH MAIN
FOLLOWING COLUMBUS: THE VOYAGE OF THE NINA II
THE VOYAGE OF THE NINA II
DIVING FOR ADVENTURE
STILL MORE ADVENTURE
THE LURE OF SUNKEN TREASURE
SHIPWRECKS IN THE AMERICAS
THE TREAUSRE FLEETS OF THE SPANISH MAIN |
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