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#C-1020
No author stated
1986 Federal Court Opinion Regarding Salvage Rights at Coffins Patch Reef
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: 1733 Fleet
Comments: Pamphlet
Size: 5.5" x 8.5"
Pages: 9
Editions: There is no publisher or copyright
date noted on this pamphlet. It was originally inserted into paperback copies
of "Diving to a Flash of Gold" (see #C-5790), published by Florida Classics
Library (1986).
Description: This short pamphlet is a legal
opinion of a case involving MDM Salvage and Elizabeth Massey Investment Company
over the rights to salvage wrecks near Coffins Patch in the Florida Keys.
#C-1023
No author stated
Adventure and Adventurers
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: William Phips, Concepcion
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 5.25" x 7.25"
Pages: 288
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was
published by W. & R. Chambers, Limited, London & Edinburgh (no date; circa
1910), in hardback with pictorial boards.
Description: This book includes many stories
of adventure, including a chapter about William Phips and his successful salvage
of the Spanish galleon, "Concepcion".
#C-1025
No author stated
The Atocha Treasure – A
Legend Continues…
Category:
Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Atocha, Mel
Fisher, 1622 Fleet
Comments: Pamphlet;
illustrated
Size:
8.5” x 11”
Pages:
5
Editions: The first
edition (not stated) was published by Columbus Industries (1987) in
paperback.
Description: This
promotional pamphlet was published in conjunction with the Butterfield &
Butterfield “Atocha” auction held on September 26, 1987 at Caesars
Palace in Las Vegas. It contains pictures of treasure coins, silver
bars, artifacts and on-the-bottom salvage scenes, along with a
description of each picture.
#C-1026
No author stated
El Cazador –
The Wreck that Changed the World
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: El Cazador
Comments:
Illustrated
Size:
8.5”
x 11”
Pages:
51
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by the El Cazador
Museum, Grand Bay, Alabama, (2003), in paperback (computer- produced and
in a binder).
Description: This booklet tells the story of the sinking and salvage of the
Spanish brig of war, El Cazador, which sank in the Gulf of Mexico, 80
miles south of New Orleans, in 1784. It also describes the coins and
artifacts recovered.
#C-1028
No author stated
The
Hanover
Category:
Underwater Archaeology
Keywords:
Hanover, Cannons
Comments:
Spiral bound-computer produced pamphlet; illustrated
Size:
8.5”
x 11.75”
Pages:
22
Editions:
The first edition (not stated) was computer-produced by the
Hanover Park Heritage Centre (circa 1997), and spiral bound.
Description:
This pamphlet briefly describes the history of the “Hanover”, a packet
ship that sank in 1763 during a storm off the coast of St. Agnes
(Cornwall), with a cargo of gold and cannons. It also recounts the
details of the excavation and describes some of the cannons and
artifacts recovered.
#C-1030
No author stated
Hidden Treasure Tales from 'Blackwood'
ISBN/ISSN: 851580181
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Florencia, Laurentic, Spanish
Armada
Comments: Anthology
Size: 5" x 7.5"
Pages: 260
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was
published by William Blackwood, Edinburgh, Scotland (1969), in hardback with a
dust jacket.
Description: This book is an anthology of 12
treasure stories from Blackwood's Magazine, and includes sunken treasure stories
about the "Florencia" and "Laurentic".
#C-1033
No author stated
A Narrative of the Loss of the Royal George at Spithead, August, 1782
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Keywords: Royal George
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 2.75" x 4.5"
Pages: 109
Editions: The first edition was published by
S. Horsey, Sen., Portsea, England (1840), in hardback. There were at least 6
subsequent editions. Some of the volumes were bound in wood salvaged from the
wreck and were originally sold in wooden boxes, which were also made from the
wreckage.
Description: This book relates eyewitness
accounts of the sinking of the "HMS Royal George" in 1782 at Spithead, England. It
also recounts various attempts to salvage the vessel in the 60 years following
its demise, including Tracy's attempt to raise the wreck in 1783 and Col.
Pasley's operations in removing the wreck during 1839-1840. The preface of the
book is signed by J.S. (Julian Slight).
#C-1035
No author stated
The Repertory
of Patent Inventions
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Thetis
Comments:
Illustrated
Size: 5.25” x 8.25”
Pages:
64
Editions:
The first edition (not sated) was published by the London Journal of
Sciences and Art (June, 1834), in paperback.
Description:
This publication
contains 2 abstracts (6 pages) from the Proceedings of the Royal Society
regarding the salvage of the "HMS Thetis", which sank off the coast of
Southern Brazil in 1830. The salvage was an engineering marvel of the
time.
#C-1037
No author stated
Saga of the San Diego
ISBN/ISSN: 9719138009
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Keywords: San Diego, ceramics, artifacts
Comments: Anthology; includes a glossary;
illustrated
Size: 8.5" x 11"
Pages: 95
Editions: The first edition (not sated) was
published by the Concerned Citizens for the National Museum, Inc., Manila (1993),
in paperback.
Description: This anthology includes nine
articles about the warship, "San Diego", which was wrecked in 1600 off the
Philippine coast. Several of the articles deal with the ceramics and artifacts
recovered.
#C-1038
No author stated
The Search for Colossus –
A Story of Wreck and Discovery
Category:
Underwater Archaeology
Keywords:
Colossus, ceramics
Comments: Pamphlet;
includes a short bibliography; illustrated
Size:
5.75” x 8.25”
Pages:
40
Editions: The first
edition (not sated) was published by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Maritime Archaeology Society, UK (2006), in paperback.
Description: This
pamphlet describes the history of the "HMS Colossus" and the
excavations in 2004 and 2005 by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Maritime Archaeology Society. “HMS Colossus” was one of Admiral Nelson's
ships returning from the Battle of the Nile when it sank in 1798 off the
Isles of Scilly. The ship contained a portion of Sir William Hamilton’s
valuable Greek ceramics collection.
#C-1039
No author stated
The Silver Galleons
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Keywords: Artifacts
Comments: Exhibition catalog; illustrated
Size: 9" x 9"
Pages: 164
Editions: The first edition (not sated) was
published by the Houston Museum of Natural History and the Mexican Cultural
Institute, Washington DC (1997), in hardback with a dust jacket.
Description: This museum exhibition catalog
describes and illustrates the historical role of Mexico and the "Silver
Galleons" in linking Asia with Europe and Africa from 1565 to 1815. The exhibit
took place at the Houston Museum of Natural Science during June 6 to September
1, 1997 and at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington DC from October 16,
1997 to January 24, 1998.
#C-1050
No author stated
Treasure Ships of the Great Lakes
ISBN/ISSN: 0939362813
Library of Congress: 80-85200
Category: Sunken Treasure
Comments: Includes a bibliography
Size: 8.5" x 11"
Pages: 72
Editions: The first edition (stated) was
published by the Maritime Research & Publishing, Detroit, Michigan (1981), in
paperback. Some copies have a white cover while others have a gold cover.
Description: This book includes a listing of
Great Lakes shipwrecks with brief information about each, organized by Lake. It
also has quite a few newspaper reprints about wrecks and a map of the richest
wrecks.
#C-1058
No author stated
The Wreck of the Auguste
ISBN/ISSN: 0660145626
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Keywords: Auguste
Comments: Pamphlet; illustrated
Size: 6" x 9"
Pages: 70
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was
published by Parks Service, Environment Canada (1992), in paperback. A French
edition was simultaneously published under the title, "Le Naufrage de l'Auguste."
Description: This pamphlet tells the story
of the sinking of the "Auguste" in 1761 off the coast of Nova Scotia, and the
subsequent excavation in 1977. Many artifacts are pictured.
#C-1060
No author stated
Wrecks & Sunken Treasure
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Mary Rose, Association, Hollandia,
Abergavenny, Royal George, Florencia, Royal Charter
Comments: Very small pamphlet; brief
bibliography; illustrated
Size: 3.25" x 6"
Pages: 48
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was
published by Drive Publications, London (1972), in paperback.
Description: This very small pamphlet is a
regional guide to some of Britain's most famous shipwrecks. The description of
the wrecks and treasure aboard is very brief. The ships include the "Mary Rose",
the "HMS Association", the "Hollandia", the "Earl of Abergavenny", the "HMS Royal
George", the "Florencia", and the "Royal Charter".
#C-1068
Addario, Dominic A.
Diving for Sunken Treasure - Excerpts from The Jupiter Wreck Trilogy
ISBN/ISSN: 0974341401
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: San Miguel Archangel
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 9" x 12"
Pages: 26
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was
published by the author, Jupiter, Florida (2003), in paperback.
Description: This large pamphlet describes
the salvage of the "San Miguel Archangel", a Spanish ship that sank off Jupiter,
Florida in 1660. It contains excerpts from a trilogy of upcoming books and shows
some of the treasure recovered to date.
#C-1070
Addario, Dominic A.
Sunken Treasures - Curse of the San Miguel Arcangel
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: San Miguel Archangel
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 5.5" x 8.5"
Pages: 188
Editions: The first edition (stated) was
published by the author, Jupiter, Florida (2000), in paperback. Each copy is
numbered and signed. The book was produced on a computer printer and is
hand-bound.
Description: In 1660 a Spanish king's
messenger ship, laden with treasures from the new world, was lost in a place
called "Jeaga" (now Jupiter-by-the-Sea, Florida). This is the story of the
finding and early salvage effort of the "San Miguel Archangel" in 10 feet of
water. The wreck is still being salvaged as of January, 2002, and the author has
promised updates to the book.
#C-1072
Addario, Yvonne
Treasure Diving with Captain Dom
ISBN/ISSN:
9781425990435
Library of Congress:
2007901584
Category:
Sunken Treasure
Keywords:
San Miguel Archangel
Comments:
Juvenile; includes a glossary; illustrated
Size:
8.5” x 8.5”
Pages:
50
Editions:
The first edition (First Published - stated) was published
simultaneously by AuthorHouse, Bloomington, Indiana and AuthorHouse
UK Ltd., Milton Keynes, UK (2007), in paperback. A second edition
(not stated but with "Special Archival Section" on the cover) was
published by Adventure In Discovery Publishing, Jupiter, Florida (2007),
in paperback and includes an archival section and a treasure coupon.
Description:
This juvenile book tells the story of Captain Dominic Addario and
his salvage of what is believed to be the Spanish messenger ship, “San
Miguel Archangel,” wrecked in 1660 off the coast of Jupiter, Florida.
Many artifacts are pictured and a chapter is devoted to the tools
treasure hunters use.
#C-1075
Albury, Paul
Paradise Island Story
ISBN/ISSN: 0333371615
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: William Phips, Concepcion
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 5.5" x 8.25"
Pages: 121
Editions: The first edition (First Published
- stated) was published by Macmillan Publishers, London (1984), in paperback.
Description: This book tells the history of
Paradise Island, near Nassau in the Bahamas. One chapter recounts the story of
William Phips and his salvage of the "Concepcion"...as well as his attempted
purchase of Paradise Island.
#C-1080
Alderman, Clifford Lindsey
Stormy Knight: The Life of Sir William Phips
Library of Congress: 64-14290
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: William Phips, Concepcion
Comments: Adolescent; includes a
bibliography
Size: 5.5" x 8.25"
Pages: 171
Editions: The first edition (stated) was
published simultaneously by Chilton Books, Philadelphia and Ambassador Books,
Ltd., Toronto (1964), in hardback with a dust jacket.
Description: This adolescent book tells the
story of the life of William Phips and his successful salvage of the "Concepcion".
#C-1090
Allen, Geoffrey & David Allen
Clive's Lost Treasure
ISBN/ISSN: 0906030072
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Dodington
Comments: Includes a brief bibliography;
illustrated
Size: 7.5" x 10.5"
Pages: 102
Editions: The first edition (First Published
- stated) was published by Robin Garton, London (1978), in hardback with a dust
jacket.
Description: This well-illustrated book
tells the story of the search and salvage of gold from the "Dodington", an East
Indiaman, off the coast of South Africa.
#C-1100
Allen, Geoffrey & David Allen
The Guns of Sacramento
ISBN/ISSN: 0906030064
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Keywords: Sacramento, cannons
Comments: Includes a brief bibliography;
illustrated
Size: 7.5" x 10.5"
Pages: 81
Editions: The first edition (First Published
- stated) was published by Robin Garton, London (1978), in hardback with a dust
jacket.
Description: This book describes the raising
of 40 bronze cannons from the Portuguese galleon, "Sacramento".
#C-1110
Allyn, Charles Francis
The Great Outdoors Book of Skin and Scuba Diving
ISBN/ISSN: 0820006017
Library of Congress: 61065228
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Santa Margarita
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 8.5" x 11"
Pages: 80
Editions:
The first edition was entitled, “Treasure in
the Sun” (see #C-1112). This title is the greatly expanded second edition
(stated) and was published by the Great Outdoors Publishing Co., St. Petersburg,
Florida (1961), in paperback. 50,000 copies of the second edition were
published. A third edition was published in 1971 in paperback.
Description:
This book is a largely about scuba diving, but
includes the sunken treasure stories from the author’s prior book, “Treasure in
the Sun” (#C-1112). The chapters include scuba equipment, diving medicine,
spear fishing, tournaments, underwater photography…and treasure hunting. Also
included is a centerfold map of Florida treasure locations, and a listing of 66
documented Florida treasures.
#C-1112
Allyn, Rube, Stan Witwer, Charles Francis Allyn, Dick Bothwell and The Secret
Six
Treasure in the Sun
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Santa Margarita, 1715 Fleet, 1733 Fleet, Art McKee
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 8.5" x 11"
Pages: 30
Editions: The first edition (stated) was
published by the Great Outdoors Association, St. Petersburg, Florida (1961), in
paperback. A greatly expanded second and third edition was published under
the title, "Great Outdoors Book of Skin and Scuba Diving"
(see #C-1110), in paperback, also in 1961.
Description: This book mixes fact and fiction. The sunken treasure stories are
real, but most of the
pirate stories are fiction. It tells the story of Mrs. Bula Croker, who
partially salvaged the "Santa Margharita" off Palm Beach, Florida; it also tells
of the early 1715 and 1733 Fleet recoveries, including some of Art McKee's
treasure hunting adventures.
#C-1115
Almqvist, Bertil
The Vasa Saga - The Story of a Ship
ISBN/ISSN: 9100390933
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Keywords: Vasa
Comments: Juvenile; illustrated
Size: 8" x 10"
Pages: 24
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by Bonniers Junior Forlag,
Belgium (1990), in
hardback with pictorial boards (no dust jacket issued).
Description: This juvenile book tells the story of the "Vasa's" sinking in 1628
off the coast of Sweden,
its discovery and its raising in 1962.
#C-1118
Amrhein, John Jr.
The
Hidden Galleon
ISBN/ISSN:
9780979687204
Library of Congress:
2007935481
Category:
Sunken Treasure
Keywords:
La Galga
Comments:
Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size:
5.25” x 9.25”
Pages:
523
Editions:
The first edition (not stated) was published by the New Maritima Press,
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (2007), in hardback with a dust jacket.
Description:
This book tells the story of the Spanish galleon, “La Galga”, which sank
off the Virginia coast in 1750 and may have been the original source of
the wild ponies on Assateague Island. In the late 1990s “La Galga” was
the subject of a law suit by the Spanish government which claimed
ownership…and the Kingdom of Spain was ultimately awarded the wreck.
However, subsequent research has shown the wreck the Kingdom of Spain
was awarded is probably not “La Galga”.
#C-1120
Amundson, Katherine
The Story of the Spanish Galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Atocha, 1622 Fleet, Mel Fisher
Comments: Juvenile; illustrated
Size: 9" x 12"
Pages: 32
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by Salvors, Inc., Key
West, Florida (1987), in
paperback and reprinted in paperback in 1994.
Description: This juvenile book is really a coloring book telling the story of
the sinking and salvage of
the "Atocha", with captions under the pictures. There is a foldout map of the
routes of the Spanish galleons in the back of the book.
#C-1140
Anderson, David
The Spanish Armada
ISBN/ISSN: 0531195058
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Keywords: Spanish Armada
Comments: Adolescent; includes a glossary; illustrated
Size: 8.5" x 10.75"
Pages: 47
Editions: The first edition was published by Macdonald & Company (Publishers)
Ltd., London
(1988), in hardback. The book was first published in the US (stated) by
Hampstead Press, New York City (1988) in hardback. The US edition has a
pictorial binding. I've never seen either edition with a dust jacket, but one
could exist.
Description: This adolescent book tells the story of the Spanish Armada and
examines the recent
findings of the Armada wrecks.
#C-1150
Anderson, Nina and William
Southern Treasures
ISBN/ISSN: 0887420281
Library of Congress: 86-45971
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: 1733 Fleet, Art McKee, 1715 Fleet, Kip Wagner, 1622 Fleet, Atocha, Mel
Fisher,
1554 Fleet
Comments: Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size: 5.5" x 8.5"
Pages: 189
Editions: The first edition (stated) was published by The Globe Pequot Press,
Chester,
Connecticut (1987), in paperback.
Description: While this book is primarily about land and pirate treasures, it
includes a chapter
about sunken treasures and overviews the wrecked fleets of Spanish treasure
galleons in 1554, 1622, 1715 and 1733.
#C-1152
Apuzzo, Robert
The
Endless Search for the HMS Hussar – New York’s Legendary Treasure
Shipwreck
ISBN/ISSN:
9780962991325
Library of Congress:
2007939695
Category:
Sunken Treasure
Keywords:
Hussar
Comments:
Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size:
6” x 9”
Pages:
151
Editions:
The first edition (not stated) was published by R & L Publishing,
New York City (2008), in paperback.
Description:
This book is a series of newspaper articles relating to the sinking and
salvage of the "HMS Hussar", which sank in 1780 in the Hell Gate area of
the East River (Bronx, New York City) and was reputed to be carrying 14
chests of coins (a British army payroll during the Revolutionary War).
The articles range from 1780 to 1985. A few conclusions about the wreck
are drawn in the introduction, but the question as to why no treasure
has ever been found on the "HMS Hussar" is unanswered.
#C-1155
Ardley, Neil
Know Your Underwater Exploration
ISBN/ISSN: 52887019X
Library of Congress: 77-76217
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Keywords: Vasa
Comments: See Ardley, Neil, "Learn About Underwater Exploration" (#C-1158)
Size: 9.75" x 12"
Pages: 48
#C-1156
Ardley, Neil
Learn About Underwater Exploration
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Keywords: Vasa
Comments: Adolescent; includes a glossary; illustrated
Size: 9.75" x 12"
Pages: 48
Editions: The first edition was published by Intercontinental Book Productions.
The book was
republished under the title, "Know Your Underwater Exploration", by Rand McNally
& Company, New York City (1977), in paperback.
Description: This adolescent book includes three 2-page chapters about
underwater archaeology,
including the story of the raising of the Swedish warship, "Vasa" and
excavating several ancient wrecks.
#C-1157
Armentrout,
David & Patricia Armentrout
Treasures from Spain
ISBN/ISSN:
1559162937
Library of Congress:
00-029076
Category:
Sunken Treasure
Keywords:
Atocha, 1622 Fleet
Comments:
Juvenile; includes a glossary; illustrated
Size:
7.75” x 10.25”
Pages:
48
Editions:
The first edition (not stated) was published by The Rourke Book
Company, Inc., Vero Beach, Florida (2001), in hardback with pictorial
boards (no dust jacket issued).
Description:
Half of this juvenile book is about Spanish art and buildings, with the
other half about Spanish galleons and salvage. While no specific wrecks
are mentioned in the text, there are 4 pictures of “Atocha” treasures
and the cover of the book features the gold plate recovered from the
“Atocha”
#C-1158
Armstrong, Douglas R.
A Bronze Saker for England's King Henry VIII
Category: Weapons
Keywords: Cannons
Comments: Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size: 8.75" x 11"
Pages: 13
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by the author, Palm Bay,
Florida (1993),
in paperback. A revised edition (stated) was published in 2000.
Description: This booklet describes a bronze gun, cast by the Owyn family in
England for King
Henry VIII in 1543. It was discovered near the Bahamas Islands in 1992.
#C-1162
Armstrong, Douglas R.
A Wrought Iron Gun for Early 16th Century Sea Service
Category: Weapons
Keywords: Cannons
Comments: Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size: 8.75" x 11"
Pages: 49
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by the author, Palm Bay,
Florida (1993) in
paperback. A revised edition (stated) was published in 2000.
Description: This booklet describes a very
early wrought iron cannon, constructed near the end of the 15th century. It was discovered near the Bahamas Islands in 1992.
#C-1170
Armstrong, Richard -editor
Treasure and Treasure Hunters
ISBN/ISSN: 241017475
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Laurentic, Great Basses Reef Wreck
Comments: Anthology
Size: 5.25" x 8.75"
Pages: 203
Editions: The first edition (First Published in Great Britain - stated) was
published by Hamish
Hamilton Ltd., London (1969), in hardback with a dust jacket. The Children's
Book Club, London, published an edition in 1970, in hardback with a dust jacket.
The first US edition (not stated) was published by David White, Publishers, New
York City (1969), in hardback with a dust jacket. The US edition was reprinted
(stated) in 1971 in hardback with a dust jacket.
Description: This anthology includes 12 treasure stories, 2 of which are about
sunken treasures.
Arthur C. Clarke writes about his adventures salvaging an unidentified shipwreck
on the Great Basses Reef in Sri Lanka and Sir Robert H. Davis tells of the
successful salvage of 3186 gold bars from the White Star liner, "Laurentic".
#C-1180
Arnold, J. Barto III & Robert S. Weddle
The Nautical Archeology of Padre Island
ISBN/ISSN: 0-12-063650-6
Library of Congress: 78-3331
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Keywords: 1554 Fleet
Comments: Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size: 7.75" x 9.5"
Pages: 462
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by Academic Press, New
York City (1978),
in hardback with a dust jacket.
Description: This book is a history and archaeological study of the
Spanish ships which
sank in 1554 off Padre Island, Texas. The author is an eminent archaeologist who
worked on the recovery of the wrecks.
#C-1190
Aston, Paul
True Sea Stories
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Royal Charter
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 7.75" x 5"
Pages: 346
Editions: The first edition was published by Robinson Publishing Ltd., England
(1997) in paperback.
The book was republished in the US by Sterling Publishing Co., New York City
(1997), also in paperback.
Description: This book recounts 23 stories of the sea...with one sunken treasure
story about the
"Royal Charter" wreck off Anglesey, England in 1859 with 370,000 English Pounds
of gold on board.
#C-1196
Austin, Keith
The Victorian Titanic - The Loss of the S.S. Schiller in 1875
ISBN/ISSN: 184114133X
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Schiller
Comments: Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size: 9.5" x 8.75"
Pages: 240
Editions: The first edition (First Published in Great Britain - stated) was
published by Halsgrove,
Tiverton, England (2001), in hardback with a dust jacket.
Description: This well-researched book tells the story of the German liner,
"S.S. Schiller", and its
demise on the rocks off the Isles of Scilly in 1875. A chapter on the salvage of
£57,712 in specie the year after the wreck is included.
#C-1198
Avery, Thomas
The Mystery Ship from 19 Fathoms
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Keywords: Alvin Clark
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 7.75" x 9.75"
Pages: 44
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by the author, AuTrain,
Michigan (1974), in
paperback.
Description: This booklet describes the discovery and excavation of the "Alvin
Clark", which
disappeared in 1864 off Green Bay, Wisconsin. In 1969 this schooner was raised
and put on display (only to decay at the dock).
#C-1200
Baker, Emerson W. & John G. Reid
The New England Knight
ISBN/ISSN: 0802009255
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: William Phips, Concepcion
Comments: Includes a bibliography;
illustrated
Size: 6.25" x 9.25"
Pages: 359
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was
published by the University of Toronto Press, Canada (1998), in hardback (no
dust jacket issued) and paperback.
Description: This book is a scholarly study
of William Phips' life, and his successful salvage of the "Concepcion".
#C-1205
Balder, A.P.
The Complete Manual of Skin Diving
Library of Congress: 68-23060
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Comments: Includes a bibliography;
illustrated
Size: 5.75" x 8.5"
Pages: 302
Editions: The first edition (First Printing
stated) was published by The Macmillan Company, New York City (1968), in
hardback with a dust jacket. The Macmillan Company, London, published a hardback
edition with a dust jacket in 1970. There have been at least 9 subsequent
printings.
Description: This book is primarily an early
how-to scuba book. However, it includes a chapter on underwater archaeology, and
briefly deals with search methods, recognizing decomposed wooden shipwrecks,
recovery tools, and artifact preservation.
#C-1208
Baldwin, Hanson
Admiral Death
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Central America
Comments: Same book as "Sea
Fights and Shipwrecks - True Tales of the Seven Seas" (#C-1210); illustrated
Size: 5.5" x 8.25"
Pages: 277
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was
published by Simon and Schuster, New York City (1939), in hardback with a dust
jacket. The book was later republished under the title, "Sea Fights and
Shipwrecks - True Tales of the Seven Seas" (#C-1210), in an expanded form by
Hanover House, Garden City, New York (1955), in hardback with a dust jacket.
Hanover House reprinted "Sea Fights and Shipwrecks - True Tales of the Seven
Seas" in hardback with a dust jacket in 1956. A paperback edition of "Sea Fights
and Shipwrecks - True Tales of the Seven Seas" was published in 1955 by
Doubleday/Dolphin, New York City. A UK edition of "Sea Fights and Shipwrecks -
True Tales of the Seven Seas" was published by the Museum Press Ltd., London
(1956), in hardback with a dust jacket.
Description: This book is a collection of
true stories about shipwrecks and nautical disasters, including a short chapter
on the "SS Central America".
#C-1210
Baldwin, Hanson W.
Sea Fights and Shipwrecks - True Tales of the Seven Seas
Library of Congress: 55-7669
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Central America, Birkenhead
Comments: Expanded version of "Admiral
Death"; illustrated with maps
Size: 5.75" x 8.5"
Pages: 315
Editions: The real first edition (not stated) was published under the title,
"Admiral Death" by
Simon and Schuster, New York City (1939), in hardback with a dust jacket. The
book was expanded and republished under the title, "Sea Fights and Shipwrecks -
True Tales of the Seven Seas," (no edition stated) by Hanover House, Garden
City, New York (1955), in hardback with a dust jacket. Hanover House reprinted
"Sea Fights and Shipwrecks - True Tales of the Seven Seas" in hardback with a
dust jacket in 1956. A paperback edition of "Sea Fights and Shipwrecks - True
Tales of the Seven Seas" was published in 1955 by Doubleday/Dolphin, New York
City. A UK edition of "Sea Fights and Shipwrecks - True Tales of the Seven Seas"
was published by the Museum Press Ltd., London (1956), in hardback with a dust
jacket.
Description: This book is an expanded edition of "Admiral Death" (#C-1208). It
is a collection of
true stories about shipwrecks and nautical disasters and includes short chapters
on the "SS Central America" and the "Birkenhead".
#C-1220
Ball, Dorian
The Diana Adventure
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Diana
Comments: Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size: 8.5" x 11"
Pages: 176
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by the Malaysian
Historical Divers, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia (1995), in hardback with a dust jacket.
Description: This book is the story of the search and salvage of the "Diana", an
1817 shipwreck
off Malacca (Malaysia) filled with Ming Dynasty china.
#C-1230
Ball, Duncan
Amazing Australian Shipwrecks
ISBN/ISSN: 0207152608
Category: Sunken Treasure
Comments: Juvenile; illustrated
Size: 8.5" x 11.5"
Pages: 27
Editions: The first edition (First Published - stated) was published by Angus &
Robertson,
Sydney, Australia (1987), in hardback with a dust jacket and pictorial binding.
Description: This book is a brief overview of the more famous Australian
shipwrecks, including
one chapter on various lost treasures.
#C-1232
Ballard, Robert D. and Toni Eugene
Mysteries of the Ancient Seafarers
ISBN/ISSN:
0792258452
Library of Congress:
2003056163
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 9.5" x 11"
Pages: 256
Editions: The first edition was published by
the National Geographic Society,
Washington, DC (2004) in hardback with a dust jacket.
Description: This
book documents ancient maritime
civilizations along the Mediterranean and Black seas, largely through underwater
archaeology.
#C-1234
Ballard, Robert D.
The Lost Wreck of the Isis
ISBN/ISSN: 0590438522
Library of Congress: 89-070280
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Keywords: Isis
Comments: Juvenile; illustrated
Size: 9" x 11.5"
Pages: 63
Editions: The first edition was published by Scholastic/Madison Press, New York
City (1990) in
hardback with a dust jacket. A UK edition was published by Hodder & Stoughton,
London (1990) and a Canadian edition was published by Random House, Toronto
(1990), both in hardback with dust jackets. A paperback edition was published in
1994 by Scholastic. Inc., New York City.
Description: This juvenile book tells the story of the author's search for, and
excavation, of the
Roman shipwreck, "Isis", in the Mediterranean Sea.
#C-1240
Bankson, Ross -editor
Hidden Treasures of the Sea
ISBN/ISSN: 0870446584
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Comments: Adolescent; illustrated
Size: 9.25" x 10.75"
Pages: 104
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by the National
Geographic Society,
Washington DC (1988), in hardback with a pictorial binding (no dust jacket
issued). There was also a library edition published by National Geographic in
1988.
Description: This adolescent book is a profusely illustrated overview of
salvaging shipwrecks
from ancient to modern times. The focus is more archaeology than treasure.
#C-1250
Barada, Bill
Underwater - The Skindiver's Manual
Category: Sunken Treasure
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 6.5" x 9.75"
Pages: 127
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by Citadel Press, New
York City (1955), in
hardback with a dust jacket. A paperback edition was published by Trend Books,
New York City (1955).
Description: This book is an overview of spear fishing and scuba diving, but
includes one
chapter on salvaging sunken treasure.
#C-1253
Barada, Bill
Underwater Adventure
Category: Sunken Treasure
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 6.5" x 9.75"
Pages: 128
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by Trend Books, New York
City (1959), in
paperback.
Description: This book includes an article on "Scuba Diving for Treasure", but
is primarily about
sharks, competition diving, spear fishing, unusual sea creatures, and other
adventurous aspects of scuba diving.
#C-1260
Barber, Nicola & Anita Ganeri
The Search for Sunken Treasure
ISBN/ISSN: 0817248382
Library of Congress: 97-5403
Category: Sunken Treasure
Comments: Adolescent; illustrated
Size: 9" x 11.5"
Pages: 47
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Publishers,
Austin, Texas (1998), in hardback with a pictorial binding (no dust jacket
issued).
Description: This adolescent book is an overview of salvaging sunken treasure
and
underwater archaeology of ancient ships.
#C-1265
Barnette, Michael C.
Shipwrecks of
the Sunshine State - Florida’s
Submerged History
ISBN/ISSN: 0974303607
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords:
Atocha, 1622 Fleet, 1715 Fleet, 1733 Fleet
Comments:
Includes GPS and Loran coordinates for 1000+ shipwrecks; includes a
bibliography; illustrated
Size:
8.5” x 11”
Pages:
195
Editions:
The first edition (not stated) was published by the Association of
Underwater Explorers, Tampa, Florida (2003), in paperback.
Description: This book chronicles over 150 Florida maritime casualties, both
modern and historic. It includes chapters on the 1622 Fleet (“Atocha”),
the 1733 Fleet wrecks, and the 1715 Fleet shipwrecks. Many artifacts
are illustrated.
#C-1270
Barrett, T.D.
True Tales of Buried Treasure
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: William Phips, Concepcion
Comments: Pamphlet
Size: 5.5" x 8.5"
Pages: 32
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by Haldeman-Julius
Publications, Girard,
Kansas (1946), in paperback. This book was also published in 1946 by
Little-Blue-Books, Girard, Kansas in a much smaller size (3.5 x 5) with 63
pages, but without the Notes section of the Haldeman-Julius edition. It is also
paperback.
Description: While the majority of this pamphlet is about land treasures, it
includes a chapter about
William Phips and his recovery of the "Concepcion's" treasure.
#C-1275
Barthel, Donald A. and
George Robinson
Detecting South-East
Florida
Category:
Sunken Treasure
Keywords:
1715 Fleet
Comments:
Spiral-bound, includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size:
8.5” x 11”
Pages:
45
Editions:
The first edition (not stated) was published by the authors in Florida,
probably in the late 1990s (no date or place stated).
Description:
This obscure book describes the potential for metal detecting on the
beaches between Key West and Sebastain Inlet. Much of the book is
devoted to the beaches between Ft. Pierce and Sebastian Inlet, and the
1715 Fleet coins that have been recovered there. The book also includes
pages on the equipment needed, the hazards of beach detecting, and where
to stay.
#C-1280
Bascom, Willard
The Crest of the Wave - Adventures in Oceanography
ISBN/ISSN: 0060159278
Library of Congress: 87-46114
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Maravillas, San Jose; Robert Marx
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 9.5" x 6.25"
Pages: 318
Editions: The first edition (stated) was published by Harper & Row Publishers,
New York City
(1988), in hardback with a dust jacket. The book was reprinted in paperback by
Doubleday/Anchor, New York City (1990).
Description: This autobiography chronicles Bascom's 40 years in oceanography.
Included is a
chapter about his involvement in one of the early efforts to seek the "San Jose"
off Cartagena, Colombia, and also a salvage venture with Robert Marx on the "Maravillas".
#C-1290
Bascom, Willard
Deep Water, Ancient Ships - The Treasure Vault of the Mediterranean
ISBN/ISSN: 0385089821
Library of Congress: 74-2503
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Comments: Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size: 8.5" x 5.75"
Pages: 226
Editions: The first edition (stated) was published by Doubleday & Company, New
York City
(1976), in hardback with a dust jacket. A UK edition was published by David &
Charles, Newton Abbot (1976).
Description: This book overviews the archaeological treasure under the
Mediterranean and
Black Seas. It includes why ships sink, the development of marine archaeology,
deep water searching, site inspection, and shipwreck recovery.
#C-1300
Basque, Garnet
Lost Bonanzas of Western Canada - Volume II
ISBN/ISSN: 0919531393
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Pacific
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 5.5" x 8.5"
Pages: 144
Editions: The first edition (First Printing - stated) was published by Sunfire
Publications Limited,
Langley, British Columbia, Canada (1994), in paperback. An enlarged and revised
second printing (stated) was published in 1988 in both hardback and paperback.
The book was reprinted in 1990 (Third Printing - stated) and again in 1996
(Fourth Printing - stated).
Description: While the majority of this book is about land treasures and lost
mines, it does have a
chapter about the "SS Pacific", which sank off Cape Flattery, Washington, in
1875 with $100,000 in gold.
#C-1310
Bass, George F.
Archaeology Beneath the Sea
ISBN/ISSN: 0802704778
Library of Congress: 74-24795
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 6.25" x 9.25"
Pages: 238
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published simultaneously by Walker
and Company, New
York City and Fitzhenry and Whiteside Limited, Toronto (1975), in hardback with
a dust jacket. A paperback edition was published by Harper Colophon Books, New
York City (1976).
Description: This book is the story of the author's first significant underwater
archaeology project, a
3200-year-old Bronze Age wreck at Cape Gelidonya, Turkey, and several subsequent
projects.
#C-1320
Bass, George F.
Archaeology Under Water
Library of Congress: 66-12992
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Comments: Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size: 6" x 8.25"
Pages: 224
Editions: The first edition was published by Thames and Hudson, London (1966),
in hardback with
a dust jacket. The first US edition was published by Frederick A. Praeger, New
York City (1966), in hardback with a dust jacket. Praeger did a second hardback
printing in 1968. Penguin Books Limited, Middlesex, England published a
paperback edition in 1970. A US paperback edition was published by Pelican
Books, New York City (1970).
Description: This book is an overview of the techniques used in underwater
archaeology including
search and survey, mapping, raising operations, salvaging of artifacts, and
tools used.
#C-1324
Bass, George F.
Beneath the Seven Seas –
Adventures with the Institute of Nautical Archaeology
ISBN/ISSN:
0500051364
Category:
Underwater Archaeology
Keywords:
Belle, Sieur de LaSalle, Port Royal
Comments:
Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size:
8.75” x 11”
Pages:
256
Editions:
The first edition (First Published in the United Kingdom -
stated) was published by Thames & Hudson Ltd., London, in hardback with
a dust jacket.
Description:
This well-illustrated coffee table book is divided into 7
sections: The Oldest Wrecks, Ancient Greek Wrecks, Roman and Byzantine
Wrecks, Medieval and Renaissance Wrecks, Seventeenth Century Wrecks
(including LaSalle’s “Belle” and Port Royal,
Jamaica), Eighteenth Century Wrecks and Wrecks of Modern Times. Within
each section, a number of excavations are described and many artifacts
are illustrated.
#C-1330
Bass, George F. -editor
A History of Seafaring Based on Underwater Archaeology
ISBN/ISSN: 0802703909
Library of Congress: 72-81455
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Comments: Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size: 8.75" x 11"
Pages: 320
Editions: The first edition was published by Thames and Hudson, Ltd., London
(1972), in
hardback with a dust jacket. The first US edition was published by Walker and
Company, New York City (1972), in hardback with a dust jacket. There seem to be
2 varieties of the US edition. Some of the US editions say, "Printed and Bound
in Great Britain" and have blue end papers. Other US editions say "Printed and
Bound in Italy" and have white end papers. The two US editions also have quite
different paper stock. A paperback edition was published by Omega, London (1972)
and reprinted in 1974. A book club edition was published in 1974 by Book Club
Associates, London.
Description: This book is an excellent overview of underwater archaeology as it
existed in the
early 1970's, including successes to date and current projects in the field. It
is authored by many of the experts in the field. The time span includes the
earliest known shipwrecks to 1850.
#C-1340
Bass, George F. -editor
Ships and Shipwrecks of the Americas
Library of Congress: 88-50246
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Keywords:
Cayo Nuevo Wreck, 1554 Fleet, San Pedro, San Antonio, 1622
Fleet, Atocha, Concepcion, 1733 Fleet, Guadalupe, Conde de Tolosa, Sacramento,
Kip Wagner, Mel Fisher, Teddy Tucker, 1715 Fleet
Comments: Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size: 8.75" x 11"
Pages: 272
Editions: The first edition was published by Thames and Hudson Ltd., London
(1988), in hardback
with a dust jacket. A US edition (First Published in the USA - stated) was
published by Thames and Hudson, Inc., New York City (1988), in hardback with a
dust jacket. A paperback edition was published by Thames and Hudson, Inc., in
both London and New York City, in 1996 and this is still in print.
Description: This book is a history of shipwrecks in North and South America
based on underwater
archaeological discoveries. It begins with pre-Columbian watercraft and extends
through the 19th century.
One chapter, ‘Treasure
Ships of the Spanish Main’,
includes descriptions of the Cayo Nuevo wreck off the coast of Mexico, the 1554
Fleet, the “Atocha”
from the 1622 Fleet, the “San
Pedro”
and “San
Antonio”
wrecks off the coast of Bermuda, the
“Concepcion”,
the 1733 fleet, the “Guadalupe”
and the “Conde
de Tolosa”
off the coast of the Dominican Republic, and the
“Sacramento”
off Brazil.
#C-1350
Bass, George F.
Shipwrecks in the Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology
ISBN/ISSN: 9751716055
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Comments: Includes a bibliography with each chapter; profusely illustrated
Size: 6.5" x 9.5"
Pages: 96
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by the Museum of
Underwater
Archaeology, Bodrum, Turkey (January, 1996) in paperback.
Description: This book illustrates many of the artifacts excavated from the
ancient shipwrecks
around the Turkish coast, and briefly tells the story of the development of
underwater archaeology in Turkey.
#C-1358
Bax, Alan and Rex Cowan
Juno - 1782
Category:
Underwater Archaeology
Keywords:
Juno
Comments:
Pamphlet; illustrated
Size:
8.25” x 11.75”
Pages:
13
Editions:
The first edition (not stated) was published by the authors in
Plymouth, England (1970), in paperback. The binding is crude with the
pages stapled together and a printed cover attached.
Description:
This oversize pamphlet describes the underwater survey conducted
by the authors on the "Juno" (sank 1782 off the Isles of Scilly) during
December 4-5, 1970. This is a record of the dives they made to the
wreck and the finds they made. Some of the artifacts are illustrated
and there is a site map included.
#C-1360
Bazrod, Sondra Farrell
The Hunt for Amazing Treasures
ISBN/ISSN: 0440508886
Library of Congress: 99-23462
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Atocha, 1622 Fleet, Mel Fisher, 1715 Fleet, 1733 Fleet, Maravillas, El
Cazador, Bob
& Margaret Weller
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 5.25" x 8"
Pages: 228
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published simultaneously by Dell
Publishing, New
York City and Dell Publishing Canada (1999), in paperback.
Description: This is a book about found treasures and is based on a TV series
with the same
name...everything from movie posters, gems, guns and manuscripts to shipwrecks.
Each found treasure is described in a 5-10 page chapter. The shipwreck stories
include the "Atocha", "Maravillas", "El Cazador", the 1715 Fleet, the 1733
Fleet, and the story of Bob & Margaret Weller.
#C-1365
Beare, Nikki
Pirates
Pineapples and People – Tales and Legends of the Upper Florida Keys
Library of Congress: 61-18682
Category:
Sunken Treasure
Keywords:
1733 Fleet
Comments:
Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size:
5.5” x 8.5”
Pages:
134
Editions:
The first edition (stated) was published by the Atlantic Publishing
Company, Miami Beach, Florida (1961), in paperback and was limited to
5000 copies.
Description: This book relates stories about a variety of topics in the Upper
Keys. It includes several pages about the 1733 Fleet wrecks and shows
two full-page pictures of some of the relics recovered by Olin Frick and
Tim Watkins. The book mentions several other non-treasure shipwrecks
and provides a listing of treasure wrecks in the Keys (although much of
the information is erroneous).
#C-1370
Beasant, John
Stalin's Silver
ISBN/ISSN: 0747523444
Library of Congress: 99-21627
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: John Barry
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 6.25" x 9.5"
Pages: 216
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by Bloomsbury Publishing,
London (1995), in
hardback with a dust jacket. A second printing (stated) was also published in
1995 in hardback with a dust jacket. A US edition (First US Edition - stated)
was published by St. Martin's Press, New York City (1999), in hardback with a
dust jacket. Paperback editions were published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London
(1996) and St. Martin's Griffin, New York City (2000).
Description: This book documents the loss and partial salvage of the American
submarine, "USS
John Barry", which was loaded with $380 million in silver coins and bullion when
it was sunk in 1944.
#C-1375
Belleville, Bill
Sunken
Cities, Sacred Cenotes & Golden Sharks
ISBN/ISSN: 0820325929
Library of Congress:
2003020881
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Keywords: Port Royal, Drake
Comments:
Illustrated
Size: 6.25” x 9.25”
Pages:
233
Editions:
The first edition (not stated) was published by the University of
Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia (2004), in hardback with a dust jacket.
Description:
This is a book about the author’s
diving adventures in North, South and Central America and reads like a
travel log. One chapter describes the author’s
visit to the sunken city of Port Royal, Jamaica, and another chapter
tells of searching for a sunken galleon and Sir Francis Drake’s
lead coffin in Panamanian waters.
#C-1380
Belyk, Robert C.
Great Shipwrecks of the Pacific Coast
ISBN/ISSN: 0471384208
Library of Congress: 2001024241
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Yankee Blade, Brother Jonathan
Comments: Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size: 6.25" x 9.5"
Pages: 276
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by John Wiley & Sons,
Inc., New York City
(2001), in hardback with a dust jacket.
Description: This book about shipwrecks off the western coast of the United
States includes a
chapter about both the "Yankee Blade" and "Brother Jonathan" treasure wrecks.
#C-1390
Bergaust, Erik and William Foss
Skin Divers in Action
Library of Congress: 65-15137
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Vasa, Concepcion, William Phips, Genovesa
Comments: Adolescent; illustrated
Size: 7.25" x 9.25"
Pages: 95
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published simultaneously by G.P.
Putnam's Sons, New
York City and Longmans Canada Limited, Toronto (1965), in hardback with a dust
jacket. A library edition was also published with pictorial boards.
Description: This adolescent book is an overview of skin diving. It includes a
chapter on
underwater treasure hunts with a brief mention of the "Vasa", the "Concepcion"
(which the book calls the "Nuestra Senora"), and the "Genovesa" (which the book
calls "Genovase").
#C-1400
Bevan, David
Drums of the Birkenhead
ISBN/ISSN: 902845012
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Birkenhead
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 6" x 8.5"
Pages: 190
Editions: The first edition was published by Purnell & Sons (SA) (Pty) Ltd.,
Cape Town, South
Africa (1972), in hardback with a dust jacket. A second enlarged edition was
published by The London Stamp Exchange, England (1979), in hardback with a dust
jacket.
Description: This book is mostly about the shipwreck, and subsequent
investigation into the
sinking, of the British troopship, "Birkenhead", which sank in 1852 off the
coast of South Africa. The second enlarged edition does, however, include one
chapter on the search for the gold the ship was supposedly carrying.
#C-1410
Bevan, John
The Infernal Diver
ISBN/ISSN: 0950824216
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Mary Rose, Royal George, Enterprise
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 8.5" x12"
Pages: 314
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by Submex Ltd., London
(1996), in hardback
with a dust jacket.
Description: This huge book documents the story of John and Charles Deane, the
true inventors
of the hard hat diving helmet, and their exploits in salvaging shipwrecks in the
early 1800's. It includes the "Mary Rose", the "HMS Royal George" and treasure
salvage on the "Enterprise". While this book is first and foremost about the
early days of diving, it should also appeal to the treasure and underwater
archaeology enthusiast.
#C-1420
Billings, Henry
Man Under
Water
Library of Congress:
54-9597
Category:
Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Phips, Concepcion, Laurentic
Comments:
Adolescent; illustrated
Size:
5.5” x 8.25”
Pages: 189
Editions:
The first edition (First Published - stated) was published
simultaneously by The Viking Press, New York City and The Macmillan
Company of Canada Limited, Tornoto (1954), in hardback with a dust
jacket.
There were later
printings published in 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 and 1967, all in hardback
with a dust jacket. Lutterworth
Press, London, published a British edition in 1956 (First Published –
stated), in hardback with a dust jacket.
Description: This adolescent book recounts the history of diving and the
history of the submarine. One chapter tells the story of William Phips’
salvage of the Spanish galleon, “Concepcion”, off the coast of
Hispaniola in 1687 and the salvage of gold bullion from the liner, “S.S.
Laurentic”, in the early 1920s.
#C-1422
Billings,
Richard N.
Battleground
Atlantic
ISBN/ISSN:
0451217667
Library of Congress:
2005028562
Category:
Sunken Treasure
Keywords:
I-52, World War II
Comments:
Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size:
6.25” x 9.25”
Pages:
311
Editions:
The first edition (First Printing - stated) was published by the New
American Library, New York (2006) in hardback with a dust jacket.
Description:
This book tells the story of the transfer of precious metals and
technology by submarine between Germany and Japan during World War II.
It includes the author's search for the Japanese submarine, I-52, that
was supposedly carrying a cargo of gold bullion to Germany at the end of
World War II. While the author succeeded in finding the I-52 and
investigating the debris field with a mini-sub 18,000 feet below the
surface, technical problems, weather problems, and a dispute with the
investor eliminated any chance for salvaging the cargo.
#C-1427
Blackmore, H.L.
The Armouries of the Tower of London - The Ordnance
ISBN/ISSN: 0116702516
Category: Weapons
Keywords: Cannons
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 8.75" x 11.25"
Pages: 425 plus 80 plates
Editions: The first edition (First Published - stated) was published by Her
Majesty's Stationery
Office, London (1976), in hardback with a dust jacket.
Description: This massive book describes the many cannons in the collection of
the British
Government and housed in the Tower of London. All of the cannons and many types
of ammunition are described, and most are illustrated. Many of the cannons are
nautical in origin and from a variety of nations. An excellent reference.
#C-1430
Blair, Clay Jr.
Diving for Pleasure and Treasure
Library of Congress: 60-11449
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Matanceros Wreck
Comments: Same book as "Diving for Treasure" (#C-1440); illustrated
Size: 6.25" x 9.5"
Pages: 348
Editions: The first edition (stated) was published simultaneously by World
Publishing Company,
Cleveland and Nelson, Foster & Scott Ltd., Canada (1960), in hardback with a
dust jacket. A second printing (stated) was also published in hardback in 1960.
A British edition was published under the title, "Diving for Treasure" by Arthur
Barker Limited, London (1961), in hardback with a dust jacket.
Description:
This book is the story of the author's (and Robert Marx's) search for, and
salvage of, the Spanish merchant ship at Matanceros Reef (which the author incorrectly
calls "El Matanzero") off the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. One of the "Top
75 Books".
#C-1440
Blair, Clay
Diving for Treasure
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Matanceros Wreck
Comments: See Blair, Clay, "Diving for Treasure and Pleasure" (#C-1430)
Size: 5.25" x 8"
Pages: 240
#C-1450
Blassingame, Wyatt
Diving for Treasure
ISBN/ISSN: 0825516935
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: William Phips, Concepcion, 1715 Fleet, 1733 Fleet, Kip Wagner, Mel
Fisher, Tom Gurr,
San Jose, Laurentic, Niagara
Comments: Adolescent; illustrated
Size: 6" x 9.25"
Pages: 146
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by the Macrae-Smith
Company, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania (1971) in hardback with a dust jacket. A library edition was also
published by Macrae-Smith with a pictorial binding (I've never seen a dust
jacket on this printing but there may have been one). Macrae-Smith also
published a second hardback printing (stated) in 1971.
Description: This adolescent book includes the stories of William Phips and the
"Concepcion", the
ancient wrecks at Antikythera and Cape Gelidonya, Turkey (which were valuable
for archaeological reasons), the 1715 Fleet, (including the exploits of both Kip
Wagner and Mel Fisher), the Tom Gurr story about the "San Jose" from the 1733
Fleet, and from the World Wars the stories of the "Laurentic" and the "Niagara".
#C-1460
Blot, Jean-Yves
Underwater Archaeology - Exploring the World Beneath the Sea
ISBN/ISSN: 0500300682
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 5" x 7"
Pages: 175
Editions: The first edition was published in French by Gallimard (1995). The
first English
translation was published by Thames and Hudson, London (1996), in paperback.
Description: This general interest paperback contains a good overview of
underwater
archaeology, including techniques and shipwreck excavations. The focus is on
artifacts and their significance.
#C-1470
Blount, Steve and Lisa Walker
Treasure Hunting with a Metal Detector - In, Around and Under Water
ISBN/ISSN: 0866360492
Library of Congress: 86-30357
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Atocha, Mel Fisher, 1622 Fleet, 1715 Fleet, Kip Wagner
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 6" x 9"
Pages: 64
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by Pisces Books, New York
City (1987), in
paperback.
Description: This book is primarily about metal detecting techniques, but tells
the story of the 1715
Fleet and Kip Wagner, and Mel Fisher and the "Atocha". It includes many photos,
some color, of treasure finds.
#C-1480
Boer, Susan Dudnick
Treasure of the Quicksilver Galleons
Library of Congress:
82-50614
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Conde de Tolosa, Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe
Comments: Adolescent; illustrated
Size: 8" x 11"
Pages: 32
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by the Smithsonian
Institution,
Washington, DC (1982), in paperback.
Description: This adolescent paperback book was published as an exhibit catalog
(with a
fictional background story) for the exhibit of artifacts from the "Conde de
Tolosa" and "Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe", which sank in 1724 off the coast of
the Dominican Republic.
#C-1485
Bolton, G.K.
In Search of a Cannon
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Keywords: Endeavour, cannons
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 7.5" x 10"
Pages: 52
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by Vince Vlasoff,
Australia (1969) in
paperback.
Description: This booklet is the pictorial history of the finding and salvage of
6 cannons that
were thrown overboard from Captain Cook's ship, "Endeavour", in 1770 on
Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
#C-1490
Borgeson, Lil and Jack Speirs
Skin and Scuba Diver
Library of Congress: 62-16792
Category: Sunken Treasure
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 6.5" x 9.5"
Pages: 143
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by Arco Publishing
Company, New York City
(1962), in hardback with a dust jacket. There were at least 2 subsequent
printings (stated) of this hardback edition, with the third printing in 1974. A
paperback edition was published in 1962 by Fawcett Books, New York City, and an
Abridged Edition paperback was published by Fawcett Books in 1966.
Description: This book is one of the early scuba diving books. It includes a
chapter on treasure
diving, which is mostly about Lt. Harry Rieseberg's adventures in treasure
salvage (a lot of this appears to be fiction).
#C-1500
Borrell, Pedro J.
The Quicksilver Galleons
Library of Congress: 84-125863
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Conde de Tolosa, Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 7.5" x 8.5"
Pages: 122
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by the Underwater
Archaeological Recovery
Commission, Dominican Republic (1984), in hardback (with pictorial boards but no
dust jacket was issued) and paperback. The hardback edition contains a small
plastic case embedded in the front cover with some actual mercury (quicksilver)
salvaged from the wreck site of these ships.
Description: This book tells how two Spanish Galleons, the "Nuestra Senora de
Guadalupe" and "El
Conde de Tolosa", sank in 1724 off the coast of the Dominican Republic...and the
salvage of them in the late 1970's and early 1980's. Many of the artifacts
recovered are illustrated.
#C-1530
Bound, Mensun
Lost Ships
ISBN/ISSN: 0684852519
Library of Congress: 98-36551
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Mahdia, Agamemmon, Nelson
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 8.75" x 10.5"
Pages: 182
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by Simon & Schuster
Editions, New York
City (1998), in hardback with a dust jacket.
Description: This lavishly illustrated coffee table book is about the discovery
and exploration of three
wrecks: the "Mahdia" wreck which sank off North Africa 2000 years ago with a
rich cargo from the sacking of Athens by Sulla; the "Agamemmon", Admiral Horatio
Nelson's first ship of the line; and the Nazi battleship, "Graf Spee".
#C-1560
Bowers, Q. David
American Coin Treasures and Hoards
ISBN/ISSN: 094316169X
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Feversham, Le Chameau, Lexington, Arabia, Republic, Vineyard, 1715
Fleet, 1733
Fleet, Winfield Scott, Yankee Blade, Central America, Brother Jonathan
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 8.5" x 11.25"
Pages: 456
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by Bowers and Merena
Galleries, Inc.,
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire (1997), in hardback with a pictorial binding (no dust
jacket issued).
Description: This large book about hidden and lost treasures deals mostly with
land treasures.
However, it includes 3 chapters on sunken treasure. Shipwreck treasures
described include the "HMS Feversham", "Le Chameau", "Lexington", "Arabia",
"Republic", "Vineyard", 1715 Fleet, 1733 Fleet, "SS Winfield Scott", "SS Yankee
Blade", "SS Central America" and "SS Brother Jonathan".
#C-1570
Bowers, Q. David
A California Gold Rush History - Featuring the Treasure from the S.S. Central
America
ISBN/ISSN: 0943161878
Library of Congress: 2001135804
Category: Sunken Treasure
Key Words: Central America
Comments: Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size: 10.25" x 13.25"
Pages: 1055
Editions: The first edition was published by
the California Gold Marketing Group, Newport Beach, California (2002), in
hardback with a pictorial binding (no dust jacket issued). A deluxe
leather-bound edition (in a slipcase) was also produced, limited to 400 numbered
copies (numbered on the bottom of the inside rear cover). These were never sold,
but were given away with the purchase of a gold ingot salvaged from the "S.S.
Central America".
Description: This comprehensive book covers just about every topic related to
the California gold
rush of 1849, including the discovery of gold at Sutters Mill, migrations to
California, mining operations, mints and coins, and the transport of gold from
the west coast of America to the east coast. The book also includes the story of
the sinking of the "SS Central America" in 1857 and the subsequent salvage in
the 1990s by the Columbus-America Discovery Group. Many of the gold bars and
coins salvaged from the wreck are illustrated and described.
#C-1580
Bowers, Q. David
The Treasure Ship S.S. Brother Jonathan - Her Life and Loss 1850-1865
ISBN/ISSN: 0943161819
Library of Congress: 99-072750
Category: Sunken Treasure
Keywords: Brother Jonathan
Comments: Includes a bibliography and a listing of coins salvaged from the
wreck; illustrated
Size: 8.75" x 11.25"
Pages: 412
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by Bowers and Merena
Galleries, Inc.,
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire (1999), in hardback with a pictorial binding (no dust
jacket issued).
Description: This book contains much historical information about the California
gold rush, the
coins and currency during the gold rush period, the early California mints. It
also tells the history of the "SS Brother Jonathan" and its loss off the
California coast in 1865. It includes 4 chapters about the search for, and
salvage of, the ship.
#C-1590
Bradford, Ernie
The Story of the Mary Rose
ISBN/ISSN: 0241107687
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Keywords: Mary Rose
Comments: Illustrated
Size: 7.75" x 10"
Pages: 207
Editions: The first edition (First Published in Great Britain - stated) was
published by Hamish
Hamilton Ltd., London (1982), in hardback with a dust jacket. The book was also
published by Book Club Associates, London (1982) in hardback with a dust jacket.
A US edition (First American Edition - stated) was published by W.W. Norton &
Company, New York City (1982) in hardback with a dust jacket.
Description: This book tells the story of the loss of King Henry VIII's
flagship, the "Mary Rose",
off Portsmouth, England, in 1545, and the subsequent excavation efforts.
Approximately half of the book is devoted to the successful recovery of the
wreck by the Mary Rose Trust in 1982, the artifacts recovered and the
preservation of the hull.
#C-1595
Bradley, Michael and Ted Streuli
Guide to the World’s Greatest Treasures
ISBN/ISSN:
0760772142
Category:
Sunken Treasure
Keywords:
Atocha, 1622 Fleet, Central America
Comments:
Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size:
6.5” x 9.5”
Pages:
208
Editions:
The first edition (not stated) was published by Barnes & Noble,
Inc., New York City. (2005) in hardback with a cover decorated in
simulated emeralds (no dust jacket issued).
Description:
This book provides a brief 3 page overview for each of 45 great
treasures…including land treasures, archaeological treasures, and 2
sunken treasures. There is no new material in this book and only a very
short summary of the “Atocha” and “SS Central America” shipwreck salvage
operations.
#C-1600
Brandeis, Margaret L.
Women Can Find Shipwrecks Too
ISBN/ISSN: 1893181286
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