% Load the encrypted map encrypted_map = imread('encrypted_map.png');

% Apply thresholding to reveal the hidden message thresh_map = imbinarize(gray_map, 0.5);

Matlabbeard called upon his trusty sidekick, Octavia, to help him crack the code. Together, they wrote the following Matlab script:

And so, the legend of Matlabbeard and his trusty sidekick, Octavia, lived on, inspiring generations of coders to come. Fair winds and following seas to all Matlab pirates out there!