Treasure Hunt by Peter Earle HARDBACK 9780413776389

Name: Treasure Hunt by Peter Earle HARDBACK 9780413776389
Brand: Methuen Publishing Ltd

Methuen Publishing Ltd

Treasure HuntAuthor(s): Peter Earle\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Methuen Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780413776389, 978-0413776389\nSynopsis\n\""Treasure Hunt\"" is the story of a national obsession. Dreams of Spanish treasure, of unearned gold at the bottom of the sea, have been a part of the English psyche since long before effective diving equipment was invented. In 1687, Captain William Phips weighed anchor in English waters with an incredible cargo - nearly forty tons of silver and gold, the treasure of the Spanish galleon Concepcion, wrecked over forty years before on a coral reef in the middle of the ocean. This treasure in coins and bullion had been raised by naked divers, unaided by breathing equipment. The great British treasure-hunting boom had begun. Over the next two hundred years, many such adventures, most based on extremely dubious information, were begun, with many fortunes and lives lost in the process. The real boom for .