Pirate maps were the most valuable treasure of all
▻https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2018/12/pirate-maps-all-over-the-map
In 1680, English pirate Bartholomew Sharpe and 300 men crossed the Central American isthmus at Panama, captured a Spanish ship, the Trinity, and used it to raid Spanish vessels up and down the Pacific coast of Central and South America. Their exploits became famous, in large part because they were a remarkably literate band of buccaneers: Five of the men, including Sharpe, kept detailed journals. (See also: Blackbeard Relics, Gold Found.)
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