The Hispaniola Plate (1683-1893)

A semi-historical sea narrative recounts a seventeenth-century salvage expedition that recovers a sunken Spanish silver plate and a later chase that links past and present through naval officers. Drawing on historical accounts, it dramatizes shipboard life, mutiny, pursuit, and the rivalry surrounding the plate, interweaving documented episodes with fictionalized adventures and a modern-day counterpart. The structure alternates researched reconstruction and invented scenes, emphasizing maritime manoeuvres, treasure-hunt suspense, and the human tensions of command and loyalty.