The Captain Kidd legend.

Tony you don?t find it strange that said maps were hid for 300 years and all found in 5 years by the Palmers?
First used furniture dealers have known about and searched old furniture for hidden compartments for 100?s of years. Someone would have found the maps way before the Palmers.
#2 Kidd was in custody from the time of his arrest till they hung him. He had no reason to hid maps before his arrest and no time after.
#3 Kidd was the most unsuccessful pirate who ever sailed the oceans.  The only reason we even remember him today is because of Harold Wilkins book about him. And the fact that he started talking about treasure to save his neck, they didn?t believe him then I don?t believe it now.
#4 Wilkins was a hack writer who admitted that the maps were made to sell books. After his short love affair with pirates he went on to write several books about UFO?s that in its self should tell you that he wrote what ever it took to sale books.
#5  Your name dropping is not bringing you any creditability so you know a guy that worked at Brother computers big deal I know a couple of U S Congressman   you think if I bring up their names at the next Lafitte Society meeting it will make my report any more credible doubtful very doubtful .
#6 Your first post was very arrogant and asking for money that in itself is a bad move here. You have not given one piece of new information or fact that may change our mines.    Unlike you we are open mined and will listen to new fact if there is proof.

You are dealing  with people who have been at this for 20 30 40 years  who are living off their rewards  they are not going to buy into your dog and pony show without some proof.
I suggest you rethink this and came back with some facts, show us something to change our mines.


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	hi hardluck  true you are right,so you are an expert then seeing as you are an expert then i will ask an expert a question (where can one find the beats copy of the chart and how big was it) you should know this being an expert  we would love to know.

Tony I have just about had it with your arrogance  and condescending attitude to highly respected members of this forum. No one needs to prove a thing to you, you need to prove why you believe in a bunch of fake maps.
You can consider yourself warned.

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Tony,
Try the map room of the British Library.
They have (or still should) tracings of the originals.


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Anthony, not sure that this is the answer you are looking for but, may I suggest 8.3 x 5.8 inches is correct. Best copy I have seen published is by G.E. in Pentland Press. If size given is correct, it provides a hint to the era the original was drawn because of inner line spacings used to create the original chart. The interesting thing is that the way to reveal the 3 maps within the chart works regardless of size.
PS. Forget China, its a later addition and has nothing to do with it.


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Oh Dear........ Tony, there is no such thing as a map department at the british museum.....
It's THE BRITISH LIBRARY! and has been for a long time
Why do you always have to come on this site ranting?
NOBODY IS IN THE LEAST BIT INTERESTED!



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