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| Picture No | 10208852 |
| Date | 1870 |
| Description | Exploration in Vigo Bay, diving for treasure sunk 1870 |
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Exploration in Vigo Bay, diving for treasure at the bottom of the sea. Stories told that in 1702 a 'plate ship,' galleons and vessels bringing 'barbaric gold and pearls,' was in combat, in which a French squadron was annihilated in an engagement in concert with the fleet of Philip of Anjjou.
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| Source | Engraving in 'Illustrated Times', 16 July 1870, page 45 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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