galleon

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The overdose of Amber Webber, daughter of a man who won fame for discovering the wreck of a Spanish galleon off the coast of the Dominican Republic, has also raised questions for her family.

From Washington Post

Printed on delicate yellow paper that was almost translucent, “The Americana Treasure Map” was decorated with drawings of galleons, pirates and a compass rose embellished with a skull and crossbones.

From Los Angeles Times

“When you’re following it, you can hear it creaking so it sounds like an old galleon going along,” said Martin Oates, who helped restore it and walks behind as the brake man.

From Seattle Times

Look at the massive Seville cityscape here, by an unknown painter from around 1660, in which men of lighter and darker skin tones gossip and gallivant on the riverbank as galleons sail by.

From New York Times

Because while a pirate flag can be struck at season’s end and hoisted anew the next, a wrecked galleon is forever a wrecked galleon.

From Los Angeles Times