| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 6679 |  | Details | Glaubke, Bob | 1952 |
| Wild Bill Hickok Treasure Map pictorial thematic map |
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Glaubke, Bob |
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| 1952 |
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| $125.00 | Glaubke--Bob | Wild-Bill-Hickok-Treasure-Map-pictorial-thematic-map | 1950's pictorial thematic map, the "Wild Bill Hickok Treasure Map, of the United States, created by Bob Glaubke and published by Rand McNally in 1952. This map was a promotional item created by Rand McNally to advertise their line of maps and atlases.
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The Wild Bill Hickok Treasure Map was a colorful and fanciful depiction of the American West, with illustrations of cowboys, Indians, and other Wild West icons. The map purported to show the locations of hidden treasures that were supposedly buried by the legendary gunslinger Wild Bill Hickok.
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The Hickok map identifies numerous locations with some connection to mythical lost treasure including
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<li>Pensacola: Five large Spanish Treasure ships were wrecked...</li>
<li>Apalachicola: The pirate Billy Bowlegs ran his ship aground here...</li>
<li>Savannah: Th pirate John Hint is thought to have buried his treasure...</li>
<li>Murrell's Inlet: ...the pirate Murrell took shelter and buried treasure in the marshes here. </li>
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Wild Bill Hickok was a famous figure in the Old West, known for his prowess as a gunfighter and gambler. There are several legends surrounding him, including a supposed treasure map that he left behind. According to the legend, Hickok buried a treasure he won in a poker game, gold and other valuables, in the Black Hills of South Dakota before his death in 1876. He allegedly entrusted a treasure map to a friend, but the exact location of the treasure and the authenticity of the map are both widely disputed. |