The Island Of Lost Maps

The Island Of Lost Maps. The Island of Lost Maps by Miles Harvey, Hardcover Pangobooks The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime Miles Harvey 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

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The Island of Lost Maps tells the story of a curious crime the theft of scores of valuable centuries-old maps from some of the most prominent research libraries in the United States and Canada Random House (NY), $24.95 (432pp) ISBN 978--375-50151-7

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The perpetrator was Gilbert Joseph Bland, Jr., an enigmatic antiques dealer from South Florida, whose cross-country slash-and-dash operation had gone. This text traces the development of mapping and the curious characters who would steal early maps for big rewards Originally published: New York: Random House, 2000; London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001 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

Buy The Island of Lost Maps A True Story of Cartographic Crime Book. 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 Random House (NY), $24.95 (432pp) ISBN 978--375-50151-7

The Island of Lost Maps a True story of Cartographic Crime by Harvey. Modern cartography began with the Dutch East India Company and their efforts to create charts of the Southwestern Pacific area In The Island of Lost Maps, journalist Miles Harvey embarks on a journey, at once circuitous and compelling, into the dark heart of a map thief