Sunken Treasure: How to Find It by Robert F. Marx

Learn how underwater treasure hunters research, locate, document, and recover historic shipwrecks in Sunken Treasure: How to Find It. Written by internationally known underwater explorer and salvor Robert F. Marx, this comprehensive guide shares knowledge gained through a lifetime of shipwreck research and underwater exploration.

From Spanish galleons and pirate ships to Confederate blockade runners, this extensively illustrated book examines the vessels, research methods, equipment, and field techniques associated with searching for lost treasure beneath the water.

Explore the World of Sunken Treasure

Thousands of historic vessels have disappeared beneath oceans, rivers, lakes, and coastal waters. Finding them requires more than luck—it demands careful archival research, an understanding of navigation and ship construction, suitable search equipment, and a methodical approach to underwater investigation.

Robert Marx provides detailed information about the complete shipwreck-search process, from uncovering historical clues to mapping and documenting a discovered site.

Topics Covered

• Spanish treasure galleons

• New World treasure fleets

• Manila galleons

• Pirate ships and lost treasure vessels

• Confederate blockade runners

• Historic ships from other nations

• Divers and professional salvors

• Modern shipwreck-recovery operations

• Archival and historical research

• Galleon research methods

• Locating submerged shipwrecks

• Identifying cannons and anchors

• Mapping and documenting wreck sites

• Underwater excavation

• Identifying unknown shipwrecks

• Recognizing historic weapons and artifacts

• Cleaning and preserving recovered objects

• Maritime archaeology

• Shipwreck-diving laws and politics

• The future of underwater exploration

Product Features

• Comprehensive guide to shipwreck research and recovery

• Written by renowned underwater explorer Robert F. Marx

• Covers research, location, mapping, and excavation methods

• Examines famous categories of treasure ships

• Includes color and black-and-white photographs

• Features informative illustrations

• Contains bibliographical references for further research

• Valuable resource for divers, historians, and treasure enthusiasts

Specifications

• Title: Sunken Treasure: How to Find It

• Author: Robert F. Marx

• Publisher: RAM Publishing Company

• Publication Year: 1990

• Page Count: 400 pages

• Dimensions: 5.5 inches wide x 8.5 inches high

• Illustrations: Color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations

• Language: English

• Subject: Shipwrecks, underwater archaeology, and treasure salvage

• ISBN: 9780915920747

• ISBN-10: 0915920743

• SKU: 15075

Ideal For

• Shipwreck and maritime-history enthusiasts

• Scuba divers and underwater explorers

• Treasure hunters and researchers

• Maritime archaeologists

• Historians studying Spanish treasure fleets

• Readers interested in pirates and lost galleons

• Artifact identification and preservation enthusiasts

• Collectors of classic treasure-hunting books

Important Legal and Safety Notice

Shipwrecks and submerged artifacts may be protected by federal, state, international, or tribal laws. Ownership and salvage rights vary by location, and permits may be required for searching, disturbing, documenting, or recovering material. Always consult the appropriate authorities and qualified maritime professionals before conducting underwater exploration.

Diving and underwater recovery are hazardous activities that require proper training, certification, equipment, planning, and support.

Add Sunken Treasure: How to Find It to your library and explore the fascinating history, research methods, and field techniques behind the search for treasure lost beneath the waves.

Sunken Treasure - How to Find It by Robert Marx

Want to go after BIG prizes?  Want to find a sunken Spanish galleon...a Confederate blockade runner...a pirate treasure ship?  Famed international salvor bob Marx tells how in this book!

Detailed instructions are given for researching, locating, mapping, and recovering the grand rewards of underwater treasure hunting.  Remarkably frank about "giving away" a lifetime's TH'in secrets, bob explains:  "I am not greedy...and, there's enough treasure out there for everyone to find."

400 Pages
5.5" x 8.5"
Color and B&W photos and illustrations