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Heritage Lost: How half of the initial antiquities collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art was lost at sea and with it part of t

Robert Scott

In 1872 half of the initial antiquities destined for the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art was lost at sea. Lying over a mile deep in the Mediterranean a significant part of the cultural heritage of Cyprus is waiting for recovery and return to the Republic of Cyprus.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publish Date: Feb 28th, 2014
  • Pages: 34
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.08in - 0.14lb
  • EAN: 9781496042286
  • Categories: Expeditions & Discoveries

About the Author

Robert Scott is a lawyer and an author whose books can be found on his author page at www.amazon.com/author/scottro. A graduate of Kenyon College, Magna Cum Laude, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa with honors majors in political science and economics. He is also a graduate of Duke University School of Law, JD where he was a member of the law review and the honorary fraternity Order of the Coif. Retired from active law practice he devotes himself to his scholarly and charitable activities including his interest in underwater archaeology that is the subject of this book.