Historical Ship Graffiti on the Walls of San Juan's Spanish Defence System: an Interim Report |
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| Authors: | Isabel C Rivera-Collazo |
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| Institution: | Director, Program of Archaeology and Ethnohistory, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, Apartado Postal 9024184 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902-4184, USA |
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| Abstract: | 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.
© 2006 The Author |
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| Keywords: | ship graffiti historical drawings 19th-century ships Spanish defence system |
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