Antiques The Modern Day Treasure Hunt

Treasure ... Treasure hunting Searching for hidden treasure is a common theme in legend and fiction; real-life treasure hunters also exist, and can seek lost wealth for a living... According to popular conception, pirates often buried their stolen fortunes in remote places, intending to return for them later (often with the use of treasure maps)... In English fiction there are three well known stories that helped popularize the myth of buried pirate treasure: "The Gold-Bug" by Edgar Allan Poe, "Wolfert Webber" by Washington Irving and Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson...