The Map of the Celestial Sphere, or The Secret Meridian

1767, February. Near the shores of Spain, the sailing ship "Dei Gloria," owned by the Jesuit order, sinks after engaging in battle with pirates. The young sailor — the only survivor — mysteriously disappears before he can fully recount what... happened. All he managed to communicate are the coordinates of the tragedy's location...
Spain, present day. Navigator Manuel Coy, temporarily stripped of his right to engage in maritime activities for running a ship aground, meets a girl at an auction who bought an ancient maritime map for a large sum of money. Tangier Soto, a museum employee in Madrid, is obsessively driven by the idea of finding the lost ship, which she believes was carrying cargo of extraordinary importance. She takes Manuel Coy on as an assistant due to his expertise in navigation. The girl knows full well that she has crossed paths with powerful and dangerous forces capable of doing anything to eliminate a rival, but that doesn't stop her...
Arturo Pérez-Reverte — a former military journalist, renowned author of brilliant historical, military, and adventure novels, translated into forty languages, the creator of the Captain Diego Alatriste series, and a holder of prestigious literary awards. His bestseller "The Map of the Celestial Sphere, or The Secret Meridian" is an intellectual thriller in the best traditions of "The Dumas Club" and "The Flanders Panel." Here, the ghosts of all seafarers from around the world linger. Here, Pérez-Reverte, himself an experienced sailor, pays tribute to Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Conrad, Herman Melville, and Patrick O'Brian. Here, maritime adventures are inseparable from history, literature, and love.