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More Vintage Photos of Florida Treasure Museums

Yesterday we published a post (HERE) featuring vintage photos of two Florida treasure museums (Art McKee’s Museum of Sunken Treasure and the Real Eight Museum of Sunken Treasure) sent to us by Fleet Society member Ken Gentile (member #112). Following the posting of those photos, Ken sent us another e-mail containing brochures and postcards from

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From the Fleet Society Archives — July 11, 1955

Here is a very important historical letter authored by world-renowned treasure hunter Art McKee (1910 – 1979) who is recognized as the father of modern treasure hunting. As evidenced by this letter, Art McKee was actively salvaging 1715 wrecks years before Kip Wagner and the Real Eight Company made history by recovering the treasures of

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This Day in Fleet History – June 1, 2003

The Half Reale salvage crew finds an ornate solid gold “jewelry box” containing a seven-emerald gold cross, a large woven chain, and two gold-and-emerald rings. Found at the Cabin Wreck site near Sebastian, Florida. (The cross was auctioned at Guernsey’s of New York as part of the “Mel & Deo Fisher Collection” in August 2015).

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Library of Fleet Historian Ernie Richards acquired by Society

The 1715 Fleet Society continues to make a history of its own. On Saturday, May 20, 2023, Society President, Ben Costello, announced the Society’s acquisition of the complete 770-volume library of Ernie “Seascribe” Richards. Ernie, who was a founding member of the Society, has been a fixture in the Treasure Coast community since the 1960s.

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Seamonster Map

Josh “Captain Redbeard” Scott (Follow @redbeardsrelics — instagram.com/redbeardsrelics)Link to Captain Redbeard’s original post on Instagram: instagram.com/p/CkreJzlDc7w/ This exquisite original map of Iceland dates to 1585! Created by etching a copper plate, applying ink, and pressing the plate onto paper, this map was beautifully hand painted. This map is museum-quality! When I saw it at @blrmaps, I

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