FLORIDA MAN MINTA Historical Edition
Florida's Treasure Routes
Historic Maps, Spanish Silver and the Florida Passage. Free.
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What's Inside
- Three centuries of Spanish silver history in Florida waters
- The Keys and the northern passage, chart by chart
- Treasure Coast wreck routes and how to read historic charts
- 38 pages, 3 full historical map plates, free
Inside the book
Three Map Plates
Historical charts, not modern treasure-location maps. Tap a plate to explore it full screen.
Plate I
Cuba & Adjacent Waters
Thomas Jefferys, The Island of Cuba with part of the Bahama Banks & the Martyrs. Sheet dated 1775.
Plate II
Florida & the Bahamas
Thomas Jefferys, The Peninsula and Gulf of Florida or Channel of Bahama with the Bahama Islands. Sheet dated 1775.
Plate III
An Atlantic View
Joannes van Keulen, Paskaert (Atlantic Ocean), circa 1680. North is to the right.
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Myth. Mayhem. Treasure.
The silver in the story
The Sunken Real
"In 1715, a Spanish fleet heavy with silver sailed into a hurricane off the Florida coast and never sailed out."
A 1 oz .999 silver collectible inspired by the 1715 Treasure Fleet, edge-numbered with a Registry record. First Tide: 150.
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