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Craig: Spanish Treasure Bars from New World Shipwrecks

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Craig: Spanish Treasure Bars from New World Shipwrecks
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Craig, Alan K. & Ernest J. 'Seascribe' Richards, Jr. SPANISH TREASURE BARS FROM NEW WORLD SHIPWRECKS. EN RADA Publications, West Palm Beach. 2003. 4to. (2), x, 213, (2) pages. Original pictorial card covers. Inscribed to David Baker by the author. Frontispiece, map. Maps. Tables. b&w and color historic photos. b&w ingot photos throughout. English text. The David Baker Library. Fine. This book was written to explain what is known to date regarding treasure ingots. There are over 300 illustrations plus a 42-page table of data on 963 of the silver bars recovered from Nuestra Senora de Atocha. The bars are presented in both black & white and color photos and illustrations. The people who found them, the New World regions where they were made, and details of their markings are also presented. Chapter topics include: The Mimbres Bars; The Padre Island Wrecks; A Shipwreck near Cayo Ines de Soto; The Power Plant Wreck; Treasure Bars from the Atocha; Nuestra Senora de las Maravillas; The Jupiter Wreck; Treasure Bars from the 1715 Plate Fleet; El Nuevo Constante nee Duke of York; Cuban Copper Treasure Ingots; and Old and New Falsifications of Spanish Bars. Long out of print. Scarce. Lot weight: 1 lbs 8oz. Subject(s): Spanish American Ingots.