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

Book ID
107898241
Publisher
Crown Publishing Group
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
147 KB
Category
Standards
ISBN
030776656X

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✦ Synopsis

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.

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