REAL PIRATE TREASURE CHARTS WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE DEVOTED TO CAPTAIN WILLIAM KIDD AND IN PARTICULAR HIS TREASURE CHARTS.

REAL PIRATE TREASURE CHARTS

WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE DEVOTED TO CAPTAIN WILLIAM KIDD
AND IN PARTICULAR HIS TREASURE CHARTS. ENTER THE WORLD OF
REAL BURIED TREASURE CHARTS AND TREASURE YET TO BE FOUND.

About 10 years before the outbreak of WW11, the first of four 17th century charts were found in a
bureau that once belonged to Captain William Kidd. Three others were found over the next 5
years in various items of Kidd's furniture by Guy and Hubert Palmer, who lived in Eastbourne
GB. They were wealthy bachelors with a deep interest in pirate relics and maritime history. Their
museum was probably unique and without rival in the world. Hubert Palmer was a recognised
authority on piracy and was very careful to accept into his collection only those items that had
passed his rigorous tests to prove genuineness. Subsequent scientific testing by experts on the
charts confirmed that the ink and parchment were of 17th century origin.

KIDDS's BUREAU

The first chart was found inside a brass tube hidden in one of the supporting runners.

The three charts (The first two found were more or less identical) all contain different and varying
amounts of information but all without doubt depict the same island. They show the way to at
least two treasure sites-- if you can solve the clues and interpret the information on them.

Many people have claimed to have solved the charts over the years and mounted expeditions to
find the treasure. All failed, because they hadn't really solved the charts at all but relied on some
serious guesswork and finding an island whose shape looked about right!

Above: The third chart found in the "Morgan" or "Skull" chest.

Hubert Palmer, with the "Hardy" chest, in which the second chart was found, hidden under a false bottom

A lot of people claim the charts are a hoax and anyway Kidd's treasure was mostly accounted for
and well publicised. That is true of his infamous ill-fated last voyage when he was declared a
pirate and the bulk of his treasure was that looted from the 'Quedah Merchant'. Most of that
treasure was recovered and the episode is well documented. Our charts however relate to treasure
taken earlier on in Kidd's career but unfortunately we know nothing of his whereabouts and
travels when he was a younger man.

The charts are very difficult to interpret and understand. They are full of probabilities and
unprobabilities, what seems straightforward, on investigation is soon seen to be impossible.
However, during the years of research for my book I would have a go at cracking them ( The book
is the story of the charts and Kidd, not the solution of the charts). I realised however that a fitting
end to the book would be to solve the charts if I could. Well after 15 years I finally did. The first
person in the world to do so. I know the location of at least two treasure sites on the island. The
solution is in my book 'KIDD the search for his treasure', published in 1996. The book is the
complete and definitive work on Kidd and the charts, everything you need to know is there--
including photographic copies of the charts and other material never published before.

So, if I've solved the charts, have I dug up the treasure? you rightly ask. No, not yet and the
reason is this; I am very confident as to the location of at least two treasure sites but I was never as
confident as to where the island location is. Although I had some theories and good ideas, that
particular secret eluded me. I couldn't spend forever on the problem, the book had to be
published and that was the state of affairs then, in 1996.

A lot has happened since then. The charts are definitely not a hoax. The island exists, I've been
there! Arial photography has confirmed the shape of the island and the topography is almost
exactly the same today as when the charts were drawn over 300 years ago. Whoever constructed
the charts and clues was very clever. Knowing exactly where the island is, I can now see how and
why things that didn't make sense to me are necessary and now make a lot of sense and, the
charts have to be used together.

We hope to eventually embark on a professional treasure hunt, if and when we can do a deal with
the government involved. Negotiations are slow and have been going on for 2 years now. It is
promising as they haven't told us to get lost yet!

If you want to have a go at the mystery yourself, get a copy of the book. All the information is
there. There is no reason why you can't beat me to it!

Publishing details are:

Title: 'KIDD the search for his treasure'. Published by The Pentland Press Ltd. 1 Hutton Close.
South Church. Bishop Auckland. Durham. UK. Book number ISBN 1 85821 357 6. The Pentland
Press have offices in the USA. Or you can get the book direct from myself George Edmunds at;
8 Cardiff Road, Newport, Gwent, UK, NP20 2ED. Cost is £19.75 plus p&p.

If you would like to correspond my email address is: george@captainkiddscharts.co.uk

If you want to chat online realtime my ICQ number is 57564264.

If you have a treasure chart you cannot decipher, a treasure hunting related mystery or problem, or need to confide a treasure secret, I would be happy to help and give you a confidential opinion.A problem shared is a problem halved with twice the brain power!