Treasure of the Atocha: A Four Hundred Million Dollar Archaeological Adventure

by R. Duncan Mathewson III, Mel Fisher (Foreword)

This work details a 16-year undersea adventure and search for a fabulous treasure. The history of the search is brought to life as an archaeological jigsaw puzzle gradually coming together and an insider's account of the controversy raging over who should have access to the shipwrecks.

Genres: Nonfiction

160 pages, Hardcover

First published October 7, 1986

Reviews

[Sarah]

A good book given to me as a gift, also with a replica of one of the coins found in the Atocha. The book reignited my love of treasure-hunting and adventure stories.
I never got to finish the last chapter though. One of these days I'll go back and finish it for real, but for now I'm counting it as Read.

[Justink · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Ron Shore · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fantastic book. Anybody who has followed The Atocha knows that Mel Fisher found the biggest sunken treasure ever found. The best part of this book is that it explains the journey of what it took to find the treasure and how one man and his vision of finding the treasure made it come to reality. The pictures in this book are exceptional and the writing is amazing. It makes you feel as though you are part of the find for the treasure.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Captivating account of Mel Fisher's salvage team searching for and eventually finding the shipwreck sites of two Spanish Galleons, which sank loaded with treasure during a hurricane back in 1622. Reads like a suspense novel.