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Wrecks listed in Thomas Terry's treasure atlas?
OK, I have read lots on this board about the 1715 Plate Fleet.? What I have not read is any reference to any of the shipwrecks that is listed in volumn 7 of the United States Treasure Atlas by Thomas P. Terry.
There seems to be some confusion as he list the following, (I am not going to list it word for word)
1750, Unknown Spanish Galleon/ off Cape Hatteras 400,000 pieces of 8, Hurricane
Same storm, same location, but more specific in Currituck inlet, Spanish Galleon La Galga, 1 million in gold and silver
Later on he writes
"The Spanish Plate Fleet Galleon Nuestra Sonora de la Soledad wrecked in a hurricane, August 18th 1750 near drum inlet, over 1 million in gold and silver treasure"
Also list the following, unidentified Spanish "nao" sank during the same 1750 Hurricane, also in the area of drum inlet.
Any ideas or has anyone researched any of these?? I take the treasure leads from this book with a grain of salt after spending more than a year researching a local treasure lead to find out that the actual location was in a different state LOL.
Other notable listings for shipwrecks said to be carrying loads of gold and silver are
1776 Aurora
1871 Kensington
1857 SS Central America - said to be bringing over 3 million worth of gold from the California gold fields back to the east coast
1773 British ship Sterling Crown
Numerous other listings in this book.
OK, I have read lots on this board about the 1715 Plate Fleet.? What I have not read is any reference to any of the shipwrecks that is listed in volumn 7 of the United States Treasure Atlas by Thomas P. Terry.
There seems to be some confusion as he list the following, (I am not going to list it word for word)
1750, Unknown Spanish Galleon/ off Cape Hatteras 400,000 pieces of 8, Hurricane
Same storm, same location, but more specific in Currituck inlet, Spanish Galleon La Galga, 1 million in gold and silver
Later on he writes
"The Spanish Plate Fleet Galleon Nuestra Sonora de la Soledad wrecked in a hurricane, August 18th 1750 near drum inlet, over 1 million in gold and silver treasure"
Also list the following, unidentified Spanish "nao" sank during the same 1750 Hurricane, also in the area of drum inlet.
Any ideas or has anyone researched any of these?? I take the treasure leads from this book with a grain of salt after spending more than a year researching a local treasure lead to find out that the actual location was in a different state LOL.
Other notable listings for shipwrecks said to be carrying loads of gold and silver are
1776 Aurora
1871 Kensington
1857 SS Central America - said to be bringing over 3 million worth of gold from the California gold fields back to the east coast
1773 British ship Sterling Crown
Numerous other listings in this book.