Taking the map back, Jack said that it was delayed but vowed to taste the waters. Gibbs takes the map and inquires of his quest to the Fountain.

While attempting to rescue his first mate, Joshamee Gibbs, Captain Jack Sparrow's map is seen. Taking the route of Juan Ponce de León on the charts, Jack sailed on a small vessel to begin his quest for the Fountain. But when showing his crew the map to the Fountain of Youth, Barbossa discovered that Jack stole the middle part of the charts. Jack later deciphered the chart's cryptic message, 'Up is Down': to flip the ship over by sundown, so the Black Pearl, along with its crewmen, are transported to the land of the living.įollowing the death of Lord Cutler Beckett, Barbossa stole the Pearl from Jack once again, with the charts in his possession. Barbossa had the charts when they arrived in Davy Jones' Locker and joined Jack Sparrow on the Black Pearl. While sailing to the Farthest Gate, the crew used the navigational charts throughout their journey, leading them to World's End and beyond. Although Feng didn't want Jack Sparrow return from the Land of the Dead, Will made a deal with Feng that procured Barbossa's crew the charts they need for their quest. After Will Turner attempted to steal them, Feng used the charts to personally accuse Barbossa of stealing them. To help the surviving members of Jack Sparrow's crew save Jack from Davy Jones' Locker, Captain Barbossa helps them by recovering the map. The renowned Pirate Lord of Singapore, Sao Feng holds one of the great keys to a true pirate mystery: the charts that shows the way to World's End. The struggle for eternal life is symbolized by a tug of war between a skeleton and an angel, which is aligned with the the symbol of the Fountain itself: the Chalices. If lined up correctly, the map to the Fountain of Youth would be found. However, as many times as the Mao Kun Map has been used, the dates and distances can change and mislead the traveler who uses the map unwisely. Indeed, this map was prized above all other charts, with the directions to many marvelous places. The Mao Kun Map was believed to have been painted on washi-handmade Japanese rice paper.

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