368

Storm: Canada's Treasure Hunt

Currency:USD Category:Books / Nonfiction Books Start Price:15.00 USD Estimated At:25.00 - 35.00 USD
Storm: Canada's Treasure Hunt
Sale order:

SESSION 1:

Books: 1 to 415
Auction Catalogs & Dealer Fixed Pricelists: 416 to 468
Journals, Magazines & Newsletters: 469 to 487
Maps: 488 to 491
Postcards: 492 to 494
VHS Tapes: 495 to 498
DVDs: 499 to 503

To bid in this sale, you must agree to our terms
Storm, Alex & Brian Shaw. CANADA'S TREASURE HUNT. Greywood Publishing Limited, Winnipeg. 1967. 16mo. 152 pages. original pictorial card covers. First edition. Maps. b&w photos. English text. Fine. This book tells the true story of one of Canada's most significant underwater discoveries: the 1725 wreck of the French ship 'Le Chameau'. The narrative follows Alex Storm and his team as they spent years researching and diving off the coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, eventually locating the "treasure ship" in 1965. The book details their grueling search and the eventual recovery of a massive fortune in gold and silver coins—including Louis d'Or and Silver Ecus - originally intended as payment for French troops and officials in New France. Lot weight: 0 lbs 5oz. Subject(s): Sunken Treasure.