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The main prop in the film National Treasure, was the American icon, The Declaration of Independence. I have replicated this piece of history by using high resolution scans of both the original Declaration and the 1823 engraving made by William J. Stone. Fiction: There is a map on the back of the Declaration of Independence, leading to the treasure of the Knights Templar. (Fun) Fact: Independence Hall was not harmed in the making of this movie. Many of the scenes set in Philadelphia were shot on location, in such landmarks as Reading Terminal Market and the Franklin Institute. - 'National Treasure'. 5. "There is not a treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence." - Abigail Chase, 'National Treasure'. 6. “You know the key to running a convincing bluff? Every once in a while you got to be the one holding all the cards.” - Ian Howe, 'National Treasure'. 7. "The status quo has changed, son." In the popular film, National Treasure, there were numbers hidden on the back of the Declaration of Independence which turned out to be an Ottendorf Cipher. The Ottendorf Cipher is a form of Book Cipher. Its ciphertext is made up of numbers in groups of 3, and these numbers correspond to positions in a book (or other type of text). The first film's central conceit, that there's a secret treasure map printed on the back of the Declaration of Independence, is pretty far-fetched, but that doesn't mean there's nothing 1. Fiction: There’s a map on the back of the Declaration of Independence One of the main plot points in the film is that there is a map on the back of the Declaration of Independence leading to the “national treasure” that Ben is seeking. The movie, in which Nicolas Cage steals the Declaration of Independence, is pretty far-fetched on the surface. He plays Benjamin Franklin Gates, a historian searching for a treasure rumored to have been hidden since the dawn of America. When a clue points him toward the Declaration, he hatches a plan to swipe it and follow all subsequent clues. The 2004 movie National Treasure alleged (among other historically crazy things) that there is a secret map on the back of the Declaration of Independence. There is no map, but there is something on the back of the engrossed and signed parchment. In the 2004 movie “National Treasure,” a secret message written on the back of the declaration is a key plot device. In reality, there is a visible message on the back that reads, “Original Declaration of Independence dated 4th July 1776.” Ben untangles the pipe's cryptic message to determine there's a map hidden in invisible ink on the back of the Declaration of Independence. (The clue also mentions "the key in Silence undetected It started the United States of America as a country of its own on July 4, 1776. The Freemasons drew a map to Templar Treasure on its back - the Ottendorf Cipher, along with the invisible messages " Heere at the Wall " and " Beneath Parkington Lane " - according to Benjamin Franklin Gates and the Gates Family. National Treasure is a 2004 adventure film from the Walt Disney Studios. It is the first film in the National Treasure Franchise. Nicolas Cage plays Benjamin Franklin Gates, a historian and amateur cryptologist searching for a lost treasure, once protected by the Knights Templar and hidden by the Freemasons during the early years of the United States. A coded map on the back of the Declaration In the film, Benjamin Franklin Gates, a historian, along with computer expert Riley Poole and archivist Abigail Chase, search for a massive lost Freemason treasure, which includes a map hidden on the back of the United States Declaration of Independence. National Treasure was released worldwide on November 19, 2004. The film grossed $347 Thanks to the movie, visitors to the National Archives keep asking guards if there's really a secret map on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Preface. The movie, National Treasure is a favorite of mine. It’s a fun romp, a historical-fantasy-mystery, and the Declaration of Independence is a key player—I’ve always been fascinated by the documents that helped establish the founding of our country—I was overjoyed when my former employer and friend, Norman Lear, bought the 23rd known copy of the Dunlap Broadsides and put it on National Treasure: Directed by Jon Turteltaub. With Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean. A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries. No, a secret map on the back of the Declaration of Independence doesn't exists — but 'National Treasure' fooled many into thinking it does. In case you were wondering, there is writing on the back of the original, signed Declaration of Independence. But it is not invisible, nor does it include a map, as the recently released Disney feature film, National Treasure, suggests. The main prop in the film National Treasure, was the American icon, The Declaration of Independence. We have replicated this piece of history by using high resolution scans of both the original Declaration and the 1823 engraving made by William J. Stone giving the clarity of the later engraving while maintaining the faded, aged appearance of While mostly fiction, National Treasure is one of those movies that excites people about History. The number of times visitors to the National Archives have asked “Is there actually a map on the back of the Declaration of Independence?” and they hear “Nope” is not a bad thing.
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