How Do You Make A Treasure Island Map?
“Treasure Island,” the classic by Robert Louis Stevenson, was first published in 1881. This children’s pirate adventure is still very popular today. The tale introduces us to the story told by young Jim Hawkins, son of an inn keeper on the coast in England. He tells of a sailor who arrives at the Inn who calls himself “the Captain.” This sailor is Billy Bones. Pirates come looking for Billy. Billy dies, and Jim finds himself digging through a sailor’s chest with his mother to find things to pay for the bill that Billy can no longer pay. Jim finds a map and a journal. This map is believed to be the directions to find the treasure of the “bloodthirstiest buccaneer, Pirate Flint, father of Blackbeard” on an island. Treasure maps are intriguing for young and old. You can make a Treasure Island map of Skeleton island like the one that Stevenson created and drew for his book. Cut the tan or parchment-like sheet of paper to measure 8 1/2 by 11 inches. That ensures that it fits your printer. F
