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The Island of Lost Maps: a True Story of Cartographic Crime

By Miles , Bland , Gilbert Lee Joseph;Harvey

Book information

Publisher
Crown;Archetype
Year
2010
ISBN
9780307766564, 030776656X
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
5 MB (4886565 bytes)
Pages
432 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Biography & Autobiography;Libraries--United StatesGilbert Lee Joseph;United States;Libraries -- Unit

Description

The Island of Lost Maps tells the story of a curious crime spree: the theft of scores of valuable centuries-old maps from some of the most prominent research libraries in the United States and Canada. The perpetrator was Gilbert Joseph Bland, Jr., an enigmatic antiques dealer from South Florida, whose cross-country slash-and-dash operation had gone virtually undetected until he was caught in 1995?and was unmasked as the most prolific American map thief in history. As Miles Harvey unravels the mystery of Bland?s life, he maps out the world of cartography and cartographic crime, weaving together a fascinating story of exploration, craftsmanship, villainy, and the lure of the unknown. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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