treasure map symbols from old maps ?
JimP
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Well, I don't have an old treasure map, but I do know of a book that has a short chapter on such drawings.
'Coronado's Children' by J. Frank Dobie. The book was published in 1930, and is available, as far as I know, in paperback. These would be drawings from pre-1800s maps he included in the book.
I used to have a copy, but I'm uncertain where it might be located.
'Coronado's Children' by J. Frank Dobie. The book was published in 1930, and is available, as far as I know, in paperback. These would be drawings from pre-1800s maps he included in the book.
I used to have a copy, but I'm uncertain where it might be located.
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http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/coronados-children-j-frank-dobie/1112138820
I can convert those symbols on a .png file if you want?
So i need a cool treasure map! Those symbols will be perfect for this.
Here the best i can do!
can you help me what symbol is this
thank you
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Sorry, no idea. I haven't seen it before.
Coronado's Children by J. Frank Dobie is where I got them. I think there is a university press in Texas that reprints his books.
It sounds like an interesting book for sure. Some of the indicators make me laugh like the snake on the tree and the distance from the snake to the ground telling you how many paces out.. but the tree grows and would it distort the snake on the tree?
True. And as the author pointed out, by the 1920s many of the trees used as markers had been cut down.
He interviewed old gold hunters. Each chapter is basically about lost mines for gold, silver, and lead. The lead was needed for muskets.
Generally speaking, a cut mark on a tree trunk never gets higher or lower. Trees expand from the top, they don't extrude from the ground. They do get bigger around, though, so the snake would possibly get more diffuse over time. How the marks change has a lot to do with the kind of tree and how deep the marks are cut (into the cambium or not, for example), but they will stay about the same height above the ground in common conditions.
Ah, I was unaware of that. Thanks.