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Port Louis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Philpott, Robert A.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (216 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bicester : Archaeopress, 2025.
- Summary:
- Port Louis, a key archaeological site in the Falkland Islands, was the main settlement for four colonial powers from 1764 to 1844. Abandoned in 1844, it has well-preserved remains. Surveys from 1994-1996 and 2023 used advanced technology to map the site, revealing its historical and geopolitical significance.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1: Early Discoveries in the Falklands and Introduction to Port Louis
- Chapter 2: The Archaeological Survey
- Chapter 3: Natural Resources
- Chapter 4: Foundation and French Occupation, 1764-7
- Chapter 5: The Spanish Occupation, 1767-1811
- Chapter 6: Abandonment of the Settlement (1811-1820)
- Chapter 7: United Provinces at Port Louis, 1820-21, 1824 and 1826-1833
- Chapter 8: The British Occupation at Port Louis, 1833-1844
- Chapter 9: The Fishing Establishment at Salthouse Point, Fish Creek
- Chapter 10: Material Culture: The Potential of Finds Assemblages
- Chapter 11: Concluding Themes
- References
- Appendix 1: The Archaeological Features.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-80583-003-1
- OCLC:
- 1520912752
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