LOS ANGELES — Alex Clausen is a map dealer. And although that designation may not, at first read, exude adventure and romance, Clausen really is a modern-day treasure hunter. He doesn’t sail the seas ...

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. And ...

Rick and Marty Lagina receive a new interpretation of an ancient treasure map. Pic credit: History The Curse of Oak Island team receives fresh information about Zena Halpern’s 14th-century map of the ...

Alex Clausen is a map dealer. And although that designation may not, at first read, exude adventure and romance, Clausen really is a modern-day treasure hunter. He doesn't sail the seas in search of ...

La Jolla map dealer Alex Clausen knew there was something unusual about the nautical chart he spotted at a Getty estate sale. His careful eye uncovered a 14th century treasure he purchased for a ...