Gold, Galleons & Archaeology: The History of the 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet and the True Story of the Great Florida Treasure Find

• Authors: Robert F. Burgess & Carl J. Clausen
• Edition: Bobbs-Merrill, 1976
• Subjects: Wreck, History
• Level: Collector

What it is

The story of the 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet, wrecked by a hurricane off Florida's east coast, and of the modern finds that followed. Co-author Carl J. Clausen was an archaeologist on early 1715 work, so the book pairs the history with the archaeology. It was later reissued as Florida's Golden Galleons.

Why it matters

The 1715 Fleet is one of the most important sources of Mexican and South American cobs in the market today. This book is an early, archaeologist-informed account of how the fleet was lost and found.

Who it's for

Anyone with a 1715 Fleet coin, and readers of the 1715 Fleet web edition and Shipwrecks and Their Coins Vol. 3 already on this site.