IN OTHER NEWS: AUGUST 12, 2018

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The E-Sylum: Volume 21, Number 32, August 12, 2018, Article 32

IN OTHER NEWS: AUGUST 12, 2018

Here are some additional items I came across in the media this week that may be of interest. -Editor

Autonomous Vehicle Helped Locate San Jose Wreck

John Wilson forwarded this Fox News story about the robot vehicle that was used to locate the wreck of the San Jose. -Editor

An autonomous vehicle was used in 2015 to locate a Spanish galleon that sunk 300 years ago off the coast of Colombia with $17 billion in treasure, the research team that helped in the discovery said on Monday.

The San Jose, which was considered the "holy grail of shipwrecks," was located with the help of an underwater autonomous vehicle operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

To read the complete article, see:
Autonomous vehicle helped locate 'holy grail of shipwrecks' off Colombia (http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/05/22/autonomous-vehicle-helped-locate-holy-grail-shipwrecks-off-colombia.html)

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
SAN JOSE GALLEON FOUND: THE HOLY GRAIL OF SHIPWRECKS (http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n49a26.html)
COLOMBIA PLANS TO SALVAGE THE SAN JOSÉ (http://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n28a25.html)
SPANISH GALLEON SAN JOSÉ FOUND (http://www.coinbooks.org/v21/esylum_v21n22a38.html)

On Anonymous Personalities
Mary Lannin writes:

This is somewhat tangential to our world, but it's interesting.

Thanks. This Artnet News article discusses a possible clue to the identity of the anonymous street artist Banksy. -Editor

Few people know Banksy's closely guarded true identity, but many have speculated that Bristol resident Robin Gunningham is the man behind the anonymous street artist's infamous moniker. Now, a print of a drawing by Gunningham is being auctioned by online art brokerage My Art Broker, and the piece is enticing speculators to wager £4,000 ($5,242) on the name, in the hope that they might get their hands on an original Banksy.

While numismatics has many unknown or forgotten personalities, other than forgers the only intentionally anonymous parties are high-end collectors who wish to keep a low profile. Generally the numismatic press abides by their wishes, while their true identities are often an open secret among our small community. Are there any such anonymous personalities who were never unmasked, even after their death? -Editor

To read the complete article, see:
Is Robin Gunningham Banksy? This Early Album Cover Art Might Be the Best Clue Yet—and Now It's Up for Sale (https://news.artnet.com/art-world/early-banksy-auction-1329194)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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