Overview
The shipwreck codenamed MOG-003 was found in Infusse reef, Mogincual, in the Province of Nampula, Republic of Mozambique, in 2004 during a magnetometer survey of the area. It has been tentatively identified as the S o Jos , a Portuguese Indiaman vice-flagship (Almiranta) from the 1622 fleet en route from Lisbon to Goa, India, lost at this location on the 24th of July of 1622 during a battle against the Anglo-Dutch fleet. The archaeological excavation of this wreck provided a collection of artefacts from the late 16th and the early 17th centuries which allowed the study of the numismatic and artillery aspects of that time. The evidence confirms that the S o Jos was carrying Spanish reales minted in the Americas and Spain, belonging to the Portuguese crown.
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- ISBN-13: 9789899794801
- ISBN-10: 9899794805
- Publisher: Arqueonautas Worldwide Sa
- Publish Date: October 2012
- Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.29 pounds
- Page Count: 46
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