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Websites that follow the exploits of treasure-hunting companies were last week rife with claims that La Vierge is one of the two wrecks.
A £200m treasure hunt. Has Odyssey Marine found ‘La Vierge’? : Coin Collecting News 2008
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One source with knowledge of Odyssey’s projects said: La Vierge is the only wreck in those waters that could possibly be of interest to them.
A £200m treasure hunt. Has Odyssey Marine found ‘La Vierge’? : Coin Collecting News 2008
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption will be celebrating its patronal feast day with a celebration of Vêspres de la Vierge (Op. 18) by Marcel Dupré.
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Under international maritime law, a naval vessel remains the property of its sovereign government in perpetuity, meaning that Paris could at the very least stake a strong claim to ownership of La Vierge, which was owned by a state monopoly, and everything she was carrying.
A £200m treasure hunt. Has Odyssey Marine found ‘La Vierge’? : Coin Collecting News 2008
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Whether it will include footage of the recovery of the treasures of La Vierge du Bon Port remains to be seen.
A £200m treasure hunt. Has Odyssey Marine found ‘La Vierge’? : Coin Collecting News 2008
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It forms the centrepiece of an impeccable disc that includes Mass in G, Un Soir de neige and the Litanies à la Vierge noire, inspired by a pilgrimage to the black virgin of Rocamadour.
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In his letters, Van Gogh also mentions Vierge a couple times.
Archive 2010-01-01 James Gurney 2010
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The loss of La Vierge, the pride of the newly-founded French East India Company, along with two more of the four vessels in its flotilla ended the ambitions of Louis XIV, the Sun King, to turn Madagascar into one of the first colonial possessions of France.
A £200m treasure hunt. Has Odyssey Marine found ‘La Vierge’? : Coin Collecting News 2008
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In his letters, Van Gogh also mentions Vierge a couple times.
Absorbing Art from Newspapers James Gurney 2010
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Laden with jewels and treasures plundered from Madagascar, the French galleon La Vierge du Bon Port was barely a day from home and safety on 9 July 1666, when it was attacked by British privateers off the Channel Islands.
A £200m treasure hunt. Has Odyssey Marine found ‘La Vierge’? : Coin Collecting News 2008
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