The story of the Bahamas is the story of the sea. Water has always defined these islands. Christopher Columbus first landed in the Americas at San Salvador in 1492. Columbus thought he discovered a New World. Only the Bahamas was already a very Old World, settled by Lucayan peoples since the seventh century.

Ocean Marvels shares the maritime history of the Bahamas from the hurricanes that flattened fleets in the heart of the Bermuda Triangle to rum runners in the prohibition years. For a short period of time, these islands were home to the most notorious pirates on earth, the Flying Gang of New Providence. Sea rogues from Blackbeard to Anne Bonny found freedom and riches in this pirates’ republic.

Thousands of wrecks are strewn across the Bahamas. The sunken crown jewel is a Spanish galleon, the Nuestra Señora de Las Maravillas, lost off the Little Bahama Bank in 1656. Follow Allen Exploration as its diving archaeologists hunt for a treasure ship thought lost forever. Discovered marvels range from gold jewelry and smuggled emeralds to swords and wine bottles – an underwater porthole into life on the high seas over 367 years ago.

Size 8.5” x 10.5”
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