The Great
Treasure
Hunts Hardback book with Dust Jacket by Rupert Furneaux Over 235 pages with illustrations First published in the United States in 1969 by
TAPLINGER PUBLISHING CO., INC. Printed in Great Britain © Rupert Furneaux 1969 " The enormous wealth of silver, gold and precious stones - treasures of all kinds - which lies beneath the sea or buried on isolated beaches and islands surely surpasses man's wildest dreams; it is the lure of these fabulous fortunes-for-the-finding that have captured the minds and energies of a veritable army of Twentieth century treasure-hunters. This absorbing volume relates the exciting true stories of great treasures lost and treasures hunted during several centuries, many of which are still being sought today.
Herein may be found adventurous tales of daring pirates and privateers whose secret charts and treasure maps were concealed within the false bottoms of their sea chest before their notorious owners went to the gallows.
Here, too, are the stories of bold European conquerors who looted the Americas of incalculable wealth in gold and gems, only to have their priceless booty looted from them in turn by the ironic whims of Fate or the cruel toll of Atlantic crossings.
Here are the thrilling sagas of the gentleman from New York named William, and later Captain, Kidd; of Sir William Phips' galleon and the millions of dollars of treasure he extracted from it; of the Cocos Island mystery, the Barkstead treasure and many other fascinating hunts set in the New World and the Old. " Contents include: " Foreword 1 Kidd's Hoard 2 Phips's Galleon 3 Galleons and ships lost and found
The Florencia
The Association
The Liefde
Le Chameau
The plate-fleet, 1715 4 Two mysterious British treasures
The Barkstead treasure
King John's treasure 5 The salvage of the Thetis treasure 6 When X does not mark the spot 7 Golden galleons and rich prizes 8 Cocos treasures
The caches
The clues
The hunters
The belated clue 9 The Treasure of the Grosvenor 10 The man who lifted Captain Kidd's treasure 11 The Egypt's gold 12 Treasure treks
Lobengula's cache
The Kruger millions
Umzila's grave 13 Treasures in the mud
The Hussar
The Lutine 14 The Copper Scroll 15 The Vigo galleons 16 Inca gold 17 Dive deep, dive deeper
The Laurentic
The Niagara 18 " . . . . . at all hazards get gold " Selected Bibliography Index " The book is in good condition with minor wear to the cover including a small dent on the front.
The dust jacket is worn along the edges and has a few small tears plus some aging stains on the inside.
The side edges of the pages have a few small aging spots, mostly visible from the side view.
No torn or ripped pages.
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