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Map created by Robert Lewis Stevenson in Treasure Island
Map created by Robert Lewis Stevenson in Treasure Island

A treasure map is a variation of a map to mark the location of buried treasure, a lost mine, a valuable secret or a hidden locale . Treasure Island is an adventure Novel by author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "pirates and buried gold" A map is a visual representation of an area—a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, Regions, and Themes A buried treasure is an important part of the popular beliefs surrounding Pirates According to popular conception pirates often buried their stolen fortunes in remote Lost mines are a very popular form of lost Treasure legend The mine involved is usually of a high-value commodity such as Gold, Silver, or Diamonds More common in fiction than in reality, "Pirate treasure maps" are often depicted in works of fiction as hand drawn and containing arcane clues for the characters to follow. Regardless of the term's literary use, anything that meets the criteria of a "map" describing the location of a "treasure" could appropriately be called a treasure map. Treasure (from Greek θησαυρος Thesaurus, meaning "a treasure of the chest" is a Cognate) is a concentration of riches often one

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Treasure maps in history

Pirates

Although buried pirate treasure is a favorite literary theme, there are very few documented cases of pirates actually burying treasure, and no documented cases of a historical pirate treasure map. [1] One documented case of buried treasure involved Francis Drake who buried Spanish gold and silver after raiding the mule train at Nombre de Dios -- after Drake went to find his ships, he returned six hours later and retrieved the loot and sailed for England. Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c 1540 &ndash 27 January 1595 was an English Privateer, navigator, Slaver, and politician Nombre de Dios ("Name of God " is a city on the Atlantic coast of Panama in the Colon Province. Drake did not create a map. [1] Another case in 1720 involved British Captain Stratton of the Prince Eugene who, after supposedly trading rum with pirates in the Caribbean, buried his gold near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest Estuary in the United States. One of his crew, Morgan Miles, turned him into the authorities, and it is assumed the loot was recovered. In any case, Captain Stratton was not a pirate, and made no map. [1]

The pirate most responsible for the legends of buried pirate treasure was Captain Kidd. William " Captain " Kidd ( c 1645 &ndash May 23, 1701) was a Scottish sailor remembered for his The story was that Kidd buried treasure from the plundered ship the Quedah Merchant on Gardiner's Island, near Long Island, New York, before being arrested and returned to England, where he was put through a very public trial and executed. Gardiners Island is a small Island in eastern Suffolk County in the U Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches Although much of Kidd's treasure was recovered from various people who had taken possession of it before Kidd's arrest (such as his wife and various others who were given it for safe keeping), there was so much public interest and fascination with the case at the time, speculation grew that a vast fortune remained and that Kidd had secretly buried it. Captain Kidd did bury a small cache of treasure on Gardiner's Island in a spot known as Cherry Tree Field; however, it was removed by Governor Bellomont and sent to England to be used as evidence against him. [2] Over the years many people have tried to find the supposed remnants of Kidd's treasure on Gardiner's Island and elsewhere, but none has ever been found. [1]

Over the years many people have claimed to have discovered maps and other clues that lead to pirate treasure, or claim that historical maps are actually treasure maps. These claims are not supported by professional scholars.

El Dorado

In 1595, the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh set out for the legendary city, El Dorado. Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh (c 1552 – 29 October 1618 was a famed English writer Poet, Soldier, Courtier and Explorer El Dorado ( Spanish for "the golden one") is a Legend that began with the story of a South American tribal chief who covered himself [3] Naturally, the city was never found but Raleigh wrote at length about his venture to South America in which he claims to have come within close proximity of "the great Golden Citie of Manoa (which the Spanyards [sic] call El Dorado). South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a "[3] Despite the fact that his narrative was quite unrealistic—it described a tribe of headless people—his reputation commanded such respect that other cartographers apparently used Raleigh's map as a model for their own. Cartographer Jodocus Hondius included El Dorado in his 1598 map of South America, as did Dutch publisher Theodore de Bry. Jodocus Hondius ( October 14 1563, Wakken &mdash February 12, 1612, Amsterdam) sometimes called Jodocus Hondius Theodorus de Bry (1528 – 1598 was a Engraver, Goldsmith and editor who travelled around Europe starting from the City of Liège (where he [3] The city remained on maps of South America until as late as 1808[3] and spawned numerous unsuccessful hunts for the city.

Treasure Maps in Fiction

Treasure maps have taken on numerous variations through literature and film, such as the stereotypical tattered chart with an over-sized "X" (as in "X marks the spot") to denote the treasures location, first made popular by Robert Louis Stevenson in Treasure Island (1883), a cryptic puzzle ala Edgar Allan Poe's "The Gold-Bug" (1843), or a tattoo leading to a dry-land paradise as seen in the film Waterworld (1995). Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850–3 December 1894 was a Scottish novelist poet and travel writer, and a representative of Neo-romanticism in Treasure Island is an adventure Novel by author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "pirates and buried gold" Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic, " The Gold-Bug " is a Short story by Edgar Allan Poe, set on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina involving deciphering a secret message A tattoo is a permanent marking made by inserting ink into the layers of Skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons Waterworld is a 1995 post-apocalyptic science fiction film The film stars Kevin Costner who also produced it

Literature

The treasure map may serve several purposes as a plot device in works of fiction:

While Robert Louis Stevenson is associated with popularizing the treasure map—and the archetypal X to mark the spot—with pirates in his book Treasure Island (1883),[1] he is not the first. Conflict is a state of discord caused by the actual or perceived opposition of Needs values and interests The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. Piracy is Robbery committed at sea or sometimes on shore without a commission from a sovereign Nation (as distinct from Privateering Author James Fenimore Cooper's earlier 1849 novel The Sea Lions, is a tale that begins with the death of a sailor who has left behind "two old, dirty and ragged charts" which lead to a seal-hunting paradise in the Antarctic as well as a location in the West Indies where pirates have buried treasure, a plot similar to Stevenson's tale. James Fenimore Cooper (September 15 1789 &ndash September 14 1851 was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting

Film

In the 1985 film The Goonies, an old treasure map leads to the secret stash of a legendary 17th century pirate, an almost exact imitation of Stevenson's plot in Treasure Island. "Goonies" redirects here For other uses see Goonies (disambiguation. In the 2004 film National Treasure, a treasure map becomes the source of the quest itself. National Treasure is the first movie in the National Treasure franchise and is a 2004 Adventure film from Walt Disney Pictures written In the 1994 comedy City Slickers 2: The Legend of Curly's Gold, a treasure map is made by criminals who are analogous to modern day pirates. City Slickers II The Legend of Curly's Gold ( 1994) is a Comedy film directed by Paul Weiland. In the film Waterworld, an extremely vague and cryptic treasure map has been tattooed on the back of the child character Enola. Waterworld is a 1995 post-apocalyptic science fiction film The film stars Kevin Costner who also produced it This map leads the characters to dry-land, which in the context of the film, was a treasure.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e *David Cordingly (1995). Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates. ISBN 0-679-42560-8.
  2. ^ The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd, pg. 241, The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd, pg. 260
  3. ^ a b c d *Miles Harvey (2000). The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime. ISBN 0-375-50151-7.

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See also

A buried treasure is an important part of the popular beliefs surrounding Pirates According to popular conception pirates often buried their stolen fortunes in remote Treasure (from Greek θησαυρος Thesaurus, meaning "a treasure of the chest" is a Cognate) is a concentration of riches often one
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