Under the Red Sea by Hans Heinrich Romulus Hass - 1953

Jarrolds - London, 1953. Less than 500g, many many photos & 2 maps, 208 pp. Dr. Hans Hass is one of the true pioneers of recreational diving and one of the earliest exponents of underwater still photography and cinematography. His many diving expeditions, which commenced in 1938, took him to the Red Sea and the Great Barrier Reef. Hass organised an expedition to the Carbbean in 1939, and in eight months shot some 4000 photographs. He became a student of zoology at the University of Vienna, and continued to raise money for further expeditions, assisted by the publication of his first book in 1939.. Hard Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 21.5cm.