For the unversed, the Atocha was part of a fleet commissioned by the Spanish government in the 17th century to further the country’s exploration and colonization efforts. The galleon left Spain for ...

A 6.25-carat emerald that sank 400 years ago, with the colonizing Spanish vessel Nuestra Señora de Atocha, will come to auction at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels Sale in New York on December 7—and this ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This year marks the 400 th anniversary of Nuestra Señora de Atocha, a Spanish treasure galleon that sank in 1622 and was later found off the coast of Florida in 1985.

A ring made with an emerald that was lost on a Spanish shipwreck for four centuries before being rediscovered in one of the most successful treasure hunts of all time will come to auction for the ...

The gem, recovered from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha, ended up in the possession of the chicken magnate Frank Perdue. His widow, Mitzi Perdue, is auctioning it to support humanitarian efforts in ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The Eastern Shore widow of chicken magnate Frank Perdue plans to sell an emerald from a ...

Finding a map to buried treasure is a common childhood fantasy, but every now and then, there's a real-life story that reminds us the best tales have at least one foot in reality. On April 25, ...

Finding a map to buried treasure is a common childhood fantasy, but every now and then, there's a real-life story that reminds us the best tales have at least one foot in reality. On April 25, ...

PORT ORANGE — The idea of diving for treasure on the ocean floor was one that Rick Ingerson found intriguing. So intriguing that he left a job at white-shirted IBM and headed for T-shirted Key West in ...

If “Titanic” is one of your favorite movies and you’ve dreamed about having a piece of jewelry from the bottom of the sea, an emerald ring up for auction might pique your interest. The Nuestra Señora ...