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<p>Westerdahl’s Maritime Cultural Landscape (MCL) framework is applied to reconstruct a portion of the nineteenth-century MCL of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. This study integrates seafarers' accounts, shipwreck data, hydrographic records, and environmental analyses to examine four key dimensions: maritime cultural areas, sea routes, shipwrecks, and the British Hydrographic Survey of 1854, which is newly documented in this study. Archival research documents 15 shipwrecks and analyzes historical data related to the potential wreck site of HMS <i>Raposa</i>. Findings suggest that environmental hazards, rather than hurricanes, were the primary causes of shipwrecks in the region. This research advances historical and archaeological interpretations of the Caribbean MCL while aligning with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 13 and 14).</p>

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Shipwrecks, Hurricanes, and A British Hydrographic Survey: Reconstructing Cartagena de India’s Nineteenth-Century Maritime Cultural Landscape

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    2025年3月1日

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  • William Gomez Pretel,
  • Moon Soo Jeong

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Westerdahl’s Maritime Cultural Landscape (MCL) framework is applied to reconstruct a portion of the nineteenth-century MCL of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. This study integrates seafarers' accounts, shipwreck data, hydrographic records, and environmental analyses to examine four key dimensions: maritime cultural areas, sea routes, shipwrecks, and the British Hydrographic Survey of 1854, which is newly documented in this study. Archival research documents 15 shipwrecks and analyzes historical data related to the potential wreck site of HMS Raposa. Findings suggest that environmental hazards, rather than hurricanes, were the primary causes of shipwrecks in the region. This research advances historical and archaeological interpretations of the Caribbean MCL while aligning with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 13 and 14).