1926 Print William Phips Portrait Treasure Hunter Nuestra Senora Concepcion XGR4 CWM1 the image shows the machinery

the image shows the machinery working away at the cliff

(From a drawing of Lieutenant Julius Payer)

This 34+ year old Item is rated Very Fine

25 x 2 inches

Small spot on the right side of the Print

1926 Print William Phips Portrait Treasure Hunter Nuestra Senora Concepcion XGR4 CWM1 the image shows the machineryThis is an original 1926 halftone print of Sir William Phips, first royal governor of Massachusetts, and official treasure hunter. His major find came off the coast of Hispanolia (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic), when his crew uncovered a Spanish wreck filled with treasure. It was then that Phips made the best decision of his career He promised every man on his crew a share, and deliberately made it back with stopping at any unfamiliar ports. No