TRACKING TREASURE BY COMPUTER: With Computerized Scatter

TRACKING TREASURE BY COMPUTER: With Computerized Scatter Patterns of Treasure Finds

On July 24, 1715 a large Spanish treasure fleet sailed out of Havana Harbor bound for Spain. As the fleet of ten ships, loaded with 14 million pesos of gold, silver and precious jewelry fought their way up the Florida Straits, they were struck by a hurricane near the coast of Florida. All ten ships were destroyed with the loss of 700 lives.

Two and a half centuries passed before treasure hunters stumbled upon the prizes in shallow water close to shore. Since everything underwater from the shoreline out to the three-mile-limit belongs to Florida, the state agreed to give salvors leases on the state sites in return for the state getting 25 percent of what was recovered. Thus began the treasure rush of the century. All the salvage vessels had state agents aboard who carefully documented the location of all finds. This information was fed into the stateâ€™s computers and the results generated scatter patterns of each shipâ€™s treasure being recovered. State archaeologists didnâ€™t tell the public that they had a way of tracking that treasureâ€¦right up to the beach!

Some of the patterns touched certain beaches for over a mile! That meant that anyone finding treasure along that beach could claim it as treasure trove and keep it. Anything in the water out to the 3 mile limit was off limits to the public and belonged to the state of Florida. But on at least one occasion when three young divers found a solid gold glove tray just offshore the state had it appraised for $23,000 and gave the finders that amount in recovered gold coins. Currently it is the centerpiece of the Florida Museumâ€™s treasure display in Tallahassee.

This short book is packed with the kind of information few people are privileged to know. It describes what it is like to explore one of these sunken wrecks found remarkably intact because it was buried longer than the others. It gives the locations of the wrecks and shows the computerized scatter pattern of treasure recovered from each of seven shipwrecks. Thumbnail histories tell what the ships carried and how much was recovered from the sites. The authorâ€™s photographs reveal the unique beauty of the priceless treasure. Soon to be published by the author is a history of the ill-fated 1715 Spanish treasure fleet with an analysis of the treasure finds recovered, and a translation of the fleet manifest that describes in detail what is yet to be found. Along with that are over 200 color photographs of the treasure and the methods used by professional treasure divers to find it.

Interestingly the computer-derived scatter patterns of how nature gradually is bringing these treasures ashore after two and a half centuries still works. This book tells you which of the wrecks were the most valuable, directs you to the beaches opposite the wrecks, shows you computerized tracks of these finds touching the beaches for over a mile, and then itâ€™s up to you. Good luck!
Country USA
Manufacturer Spyglass Publications
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-11-28
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Spyglass Publications
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-11-28
Format	Kindle eBook

TRACKING TREASURE BY COMPUTER: With Computerized Scatter Patterns of Treasure Finds

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