The phrase "blood and treasure" has been used to refer to the human and monetary costs associated with massive endeavours such as war that expend both.[4]
Searching for hidden treasure is a common theme in legend; treasure hunters do exist, and can seek lost wealth for a living.
Treasure of Maruttu is recovered by army of Yudhistira
Buried treasure is an important part of the popular mythos surrounding pirates. 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).[5]
There are three well-known stories that helped popularize the myth of buried pirate treasure:[6] "The Gold-Bug" by Edgar Allan Poe, "Wolfert Webber" by Washington Irving and Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. They differ widely in plot and literary treatment but all are derived from the William Kidd legend.[7] Stevenson's Treasure Island was directly influenced by Irving's "Wolfert Webber", Stevenson saying in his preface "It is my debt to Washington Irving that exercises my conscience, and justly so, for I believe plagiarism was rarely carried farther.. the whole inner spirit and a good deal of the material detail of my first chapters.. were the property of Washington Irving."[7]
Howard Pyle illustration of pirates burying Captain Kidd's treasure, from Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates
Although buried pirate treasure is a favorite literary theme, there are very few documented cases of pirates actually burying treasure, and no documented cases of a historical pirate treasure map.[8] One documented case of buried treasure involved Francis Drake who buried Spanish gold and silver after raiding the train at Nombre de Dios—after Drake went to find his ships, he returned six hours later and retrieved the loot and sailed for England. Drake did not create a map.[8]
The pirate most responsible for the legends of buried pirate treasure was Captain Kidd. The story was that Kidd buried treasure from the plundered ship the Quedah Merchant on Gardiners Island, near Long Island, New York, before being arrested and returned to England, where he was put through a very public trial and executed. Although much of Kidd's treasure was recovered from various people who had taken possession of it before Kidd's arrest (such as his wife and various others who were given it for safe keeping), there was so much public interest and fascination with the case at the time, speculation grew that a vast fortune remained and that Kidd had secretly buried it. Captain Kidd did bury a small cache of treasure on Gardiner's Island in a spot known as Cherry Tree Field; however, it was removed by Governor Bellomont and sent to England to be used as evidence against him.[9] Over the years many people have tried to find the supposed remnants of Kidd's treasure on Gardiner's Island and elsewhere, but none of the above has ever been found.[8]
Maps
Map created by Robert Louis Stevenson for his 1883 novel Treasure Island
A treasure map is a variation of a map to mark the location of buried treasure, a lost mine, a valuable secret or a hidden location. One of the earliest known instances of a document listing buried treasure is the copper scroll, which was recovered among the Dead Sea Scrolls near Qumran in 1952. More common in fiction than in reality, "pirate treasure maps" are often depicted in works of fiction as hand drawn and containing arcane clues for the characters to follow.
Treasure maps have taken on numerous permutations in literature and film, such as the stereotypical tattered chart with an oversized "X" (as in "X marks the spot") to denote the treasure's location, first made popular by Robert Louis Stevenson in Treasure Island (1883) or a cryptic puzzle (in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Gold-Bug" (1843)).
Taonga, a concept in Māori culture sometimes translated as "treasure"
References
^[Spanish] Culture and Education Ministry (26 February 2003). "RESOLUCIÓN de 7 de enero de 2003, de la Dirección General de Patrimonio Artístico de la Consejería de Cultura y Educación, por la que se incoa expediente de declaración de bien de interés cultural a favor de la colección arqueológica del Tesoro de Villena" [January 7, 2003, RESOLUTION of the General Direction on Artistic Heritage of the Culture and Education Council, which opens a file on the declaration as Good of Cultural Interest (BIC) the archaeologic collection known as Treasure of Villena] (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Madrid: Spanish Government (49): 7798–7802. Retrieved December 6, 2009. Desde el punto de vista histórico, artístico y arqueológico, el Tesoro de Villena constituye un «unicum», un depósito no normalizado, por su peso y contenido (A. Perea). De hecho, se trata del segundo tesoro de vajilla áurea más importante de Europa, tras el de las Tumbas Reales de Micenas en Grecia (A. Mederos). (From a historic, artistic and archaeological point of view, the Treasure of Villena constitutes a "unicum", a non-normalised deposit, according to its weight and content (A. Perea). In fact, it is the second most important golden tableware finding in Europe, after that of the Royal Graves in Mycenae in Greece (A. Mederos))
^θησαυρός, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus. The word has a Pre-Greek origin (R. S. P. Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek, Brill, 2009, p. 548).
^Lichfield, Gideon. "A history of the "blood and treasure" phrase Trump keeps using about the war in Afghanistan". Quartz. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
^Stewart, Charles (December 2003). "Dreams of Treasure". Anthropological Theory. 3 (4): 481–500. doi:10.1177/146349960334005. ISSN 1463-4996. S2CID 61425777.
^ abcCordingly, David. (1995). Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates. ISBN0-679-42560-8.
^The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd, pg. 241, The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd, pg. 260
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This article is about the general concept For the legal concept see Treasure trove For other uses see Treasure disambiguation Treasure from Latin thesaurus from Greek language 8hsayros thesauros treasure store 2 3 is a concentration of wealth often originating from ancient history that is considered lost and or forgotten until rediscovered Some jurisdictions legally define what constitutes treasure such as in the British Treasure Act 1996 Treasure of Villena one of the most important prehistoric golden tableware findings in Europe 1 The phrase blood and treasure has been used to refer to the human and monetary costs associated with massive endeavours such as war that expend both 4 Searching for hidden treasure is a common theme in legend treasure hunters do exist and can seek lost wealth for a living Contents 1 Burial 2 Maps 3 See also 4 ReferencesBurial EditMain article Buried treasure Treasure of Maruttu is recovered by army of Yudhistira Buried treasure is an important part of the popular mythos surrounding pirates 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 5 There are three well known stories that helped popularize the myth of buried pirate treasure 6 The Gold Bug by Edgar Allan Poe Wolfert Webber by Washington Irving and Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson They differ widely in plot and literary treatment but all are derived from the William Kidd legend 7 Stevenson s Treasure Island was directly influenced by Irving s Wolfert Webber Stevenson saying in his preface It is my debt to Washington Irving that exercises my conscience and justly so for I believe plagiarism was rarely carried farther the whole inner spirit and a good deal of the material detail of my first chapters were the property of Washington Irving 7 Howard Pyle illustration of pirates burying Captain Kidd s treasure from Howard Pyle s Book of Pirates Although buried pirate treasure is a favorite literary theme there are very few documented cases of pirates actually burying treasure and no documented cases of a historical pirate treasure map 8 One documented case of buried treasure involved Francis Drake who buried Spanish gold and silver after raiding the train at Nombre de Dios after Drake went to find his ships he returned six hours later and retrieved the loot and sailed for England Drake did not create a map 8 The pirate most responsible for the legends of buried pirate treasure was Captain Kidd The story was that Kidd buried treasure from the plundered ship the Quedah Merchant on Gardiners Island near Long Island New York before being arrested and returned to England where he was put through a very public trial and executed Although much of Kidd s treasure was recovered from various people who had taken possession of it before Kidd s arrest such as his wife and various others who were given it for safe keeping there was so much public interest and fascination with the case at the time speculation grew that a vast fortune remained and that Kidd had secretly buried it Captain Kidd did bury a small cache of treasure on Gardiner s Island in a spot known as Cherry Tree Field however it was removed by Governor Bellomont and sent to England to be used as evidence against him 9 Over the years many people have tried to find the supposed remnants of Kidd s treasure on Gardiner s Island and elsewhere but none of the above has ever been found 8 Maps Edit Map created by Robert Louis Stevenson for his 1883 novel Treasure Island Main article Treasure map A treasure map is a variation of a map to mark the location of buried treasure a lost mine a valuable secret or a hidden location One of the earliest known instances of a document listing buried treasure is the copper scroll which was recovered among the Dead Sea Scrolls near Qumran in 1952 More common in fiction than in reality pirate treasure maps are often depicted in works of fiction as hand drawn and containing arcane clues for the characters to follow Treasure maps have taken on numerous permutations in literature and film such as the stereotypical tattered chart with an oversized X as in X marks the spot to denote the treasure s location first made popular by Robert Louis Stevenson in Treasure Island 1883 or a cryptic puzzle in Edgar Allan Poe s The Gold Bug 1843 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Treasures See also EditList of missing treasure List of treasure hunters Hoard Detectorists Treasury Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain Chinese treasure ship Spanish treasure fleet Taonga a concept in Maori culture sometimes translated as treasure References Edit Spanish Culture and Education Ministry 26 February 2003 RESOLUCIoN de 7 de enero de 2003 de la Direccion General de Patrimonio Artistico de la Consejeria de Cultura y Educacion por la que se incoa expediente de declaracion de bien de interes cultural a favor de la coleccion arqueologica del Tesoro de Villena January 7 2003 RESOLUTION of the General Direction on Artistic Heritage of the Culture and Education Council which opens a file on the declaration as Good of Cultural Interest BIC the archaeologic collection known as Treasure of Villena PDF Boletin Oficial del Estado in Spanish Madrid Spanish Government 49 7798 7802 Retrieved December 6 2009 Desde el punto de vista historico artistico y arqueologico el Tesoro de Villena constituye un unicum un deposito no normalizado por su peso y contenido A Perea De hecho se trata del segundo tesoro de vajilla aurea mas importante de Europa tras el de las Tumbas Reales de Micenas en Grecia A Mederos From a historic artistic and archaeological point of view the Treasure of Villena constitutes a unicum a non normalised deposit according to its weight and content A Perea In fact it is the second most important golden tableware finding in Europe after that of the Royal Graves in Mycenae in Greece A Mederos treasure Online Etymology Dictionary 8hsayros Henry George Liddell Robert Scott A Greek English Lexicon on Perseus The word has a Pre Greek origin R S P Beekes Etymological Dictionary of Greek Brill 2009 p 548 Lichfield Gideon A history of the blood and treasure phrase Trump keeps using about the war in Afghanistan Quartz Retrieved 2020 06 20 Stewart Charles December 2003 Dreams of Treasure Anthropological Theory 3 4 481 500 doi 10 1177 146349960334005 ISSN 1463 4996 S2CID 61425777 Paine pp 27 28 a b Paine pg 28 a b c Cordingly David 1995 Under the Black Flag The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates ISBN 0 679 42560 8 The Pirate Hunter The True Story of Captain Kidd pg 241 The Pirate Hunter The True Story of Captain Kidd pg 260 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Treasure amp oldid 1090342682, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
