What follows on this page and the one past it are all treasure map locations and dig spots for the original Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag. If you're playing the game as it first appeared, this will show you everything you need to know about finding buried treasure there!
Buried Treasure No. 1
Map Location: Cape Bonavista, on the beach near the ship in the cove
Treasure Location: Cape Bonavista - Face the ship, turn around 180 degrees and head straight for the small cave. At the end of the cave, look down at a small, partially embedded rock.
Reward: 1500 Reales
Buried Treasure No. 2
Map Location: Northern half of Havana, next to the monastery
Treasure Location: Southern tip of Havana, to the right of a fallen palm tree
Reward: Queen Anne’s figurehead design plan, 3000 Reales
Buried Treasure No. 3
Map Location: Southern end of Abaco Island, in the Eleuthera region
Treasure Location: Northern end of Salt Lagoon (in the Gibara region), near a giant rock.
Reward: Design plan, 3000 Reales
Buried Treasure No. 4
Map Location: Southern tip of Andreas Island, north of Havana
Treasure Location: In the middle of a tree cluster on Abaco Island, very close to a stranded ship
Reward: 4000 Reales
Buried Treasure No. 5
Map Location: In the cove of Great Inagua, west of where the Jackdaw docks
Treasure Location: In Nassau, look for the restricted area at the large home near the swamp. Go down the cliff and look for two fallen trees.
Reward: Design plan for grey sails, 3000 reales
Buried Treasure No. 6
Map Location: Slightly left of the center of Mariguana Island
Treasure Location: On a very tiny island at the southern end of Andreas Island
Reward: Design plans for the elite harpoon, 3000 reales
Buried Treasure No. 7
Map Location: At Cayman Sound, on the upper right side of the “U” formation of the island, near some small trees and embedded rocks
Treasure Location: Inside Petite Caverne, on an slightly elevated section near the campfire
Reward: Design plans for heavy shot storage, 3000 reales
Buried Treasure No. 8
Map Location: At Tortuga, run along the northeast edge of the island along the beach, where you’ll eventually come across a corpse.
Treasure Location: After docking at Mantanzas, make your way southeast, through the town. Eventually you’ll come across some Mayan ruins. Between two of the biggest columns you’ll find a small recess and the treasure.
Reward: Elite mortar storage plans, 3000 reales
Buried Treasure No. 9
Map Location: On one of the higher levels of the ruins in Misteriosa, which you can access after completing Sequence 9, Memory 2
Treasure Location: At the easternmost end of Kingston, near some crates and a small portion of a ship hull
Reward: Blackwood wheel design plans, 3000 reales
Buried Treasure No. 10
Map Location: At the northern end of Pinos Isle, on a corpse crushed by a fallen column
Treasure Location: At Cayman Sound, on the upper right side of the “U” formation of the island, near some small trees and embedded rocks
Reward: 4000 Reales
Buried Treasure No. 11
Map Location: At the easternmost tip of Ile a Vache
Treasure Location: Enter the smuggler’s cove known as Jiguey. Inside the hideout is a single tree next to a flat rock formation. Look for the “dig” prompt there.
Reward: 4000 reales
