His careful eye uncovered a 14th century treasure he purchased for a relative steal. Overlooked Getty estate sale map turns out to be 14th century treasure - Los Angeles Times ...

That would place the map, at latest, in the 15th century and not the 16th. But finding out the exact age — and how much the chart was truly worth — took Clausen on a months-long historical ...

The rare 14th-century portolan chart is worth $7.5 million. Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times / Getty Images. Last fall, Christie’s auctioned off a “highly unusual” nautical map as part of ...

The world map we know today owes its shape to the daring exploits of explorers who ventured into uncharted territories, forever pushing the limits of the known world. Intrepid figures like Christopher ...

While the map in the Bodleian Library dates from the mid-14th century, experts think it was copied from an earlier map, from around 1280, which didn't survive. "Geographically, it fits with the ...

The case is one of hundreds in the Medieval Murder Maps database, which uses coroners' rolls to track real cases of unnatural death in 14th-century England—now mapped across cities like London ...

A map pinpointing hundreds of homicides in 14th-century England could help teach medieval history. By Isabella Kwai A spice merchant stabbed by a fruit seller over a longstanding feud. A street ...

That would place the map, at latest, in the 15th century and not the 16th. But finding out the exact age — and how much the chart was truly worth — took Clausen on a months-long historical ...

La Jolla map dealer Alex Clausen came across this rare 14th century nautical chart at an estate sale for Ann and Gordon Getty. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Alex Clausen is a map dealer.