Frederick G. Nolan (sold)
Frederick G. Nolan (July 5, 1927 - June 4, 2016) was a Canadian surveyor and treasure hunter active in Nova Scotia during the second half of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Nolan was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Along with his brother, he operated the firm of Nolan Brothers Surveys, in Nova Scotia, receiving the designation Provincial Land Surveyor. In the 1960s, Nolan became obsessed with the Mystery of Oak Island, supposedly the home to a great buried treasure inaccessible due to a complex network of boobie traps that consistently flood the treasure shaft - known as the Money Pit. While other treasure hunters before Nolan searched the island rigorously, Nolan felt he had an advantage due to his expertise as a surveyor. Unfortunately, like most hunters of lost treasure, he died without unearthing the treasure.
The mystery of Oak Island by one of its greatest Treasure Hunters!
A rare 1974 map of the treasure hunter haven of Oak Island, Nova Scotia. The map was drawn and published by the surveyor and treasure hunter Frederick G. Nolan, and illustrates his attempts to uncover the mysterious Oak Island treasure trove. The map is roughly oriented to the west and focuses on the eastern 3rd of the Island, where the fabled Money Pit is located. Much of this land was, at the time, Nolan's property, particularly the central swamp zone, illustrated on the present map. The Money Pit itself, as well eastern end of the island, was owned by competing treasure hunter William Chappell. Several sites of interest are noted, including the original Money Pit, the site of the Restall Disaster (1965), the 'original pirate landing dock', the swamp, a 'pirate ringbore', 'pirate roads' and more. An inset details the island as a whole, including the site of Nolan's Museum on nearby Crandall's Point. A second inset offers a profile of the Money Pit itself to 212 feet. A pirate ship appears on the lower right quadrant. (more details)