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

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

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

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

by Harvey, Miles

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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 2000. xxiii.405 pgs. Fine hardcover in Fine jacket. The story of the theft of scores of valuble centuries-old maps from prominent libraries in the United States and Canada. The perpetrator was Gilbert Bland, a south Florida antiques dealer. Harvey interviews librarians and a foremost map collector and, with the help of an FBI agent, tracks down The Island of Lost Maps. ISBN 0375501517. #1831. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - 6¾ - 7¾ Inches Tall.

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Miles Harvey began reporting on Gilbert Bland in 1996 for Outside magazine. He has worked for UPI and In These Times, and he was the book-review columnist for Outside. A graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and the University of Michigan, he has had a lifelong fascination with maps. He can be reached via the Internet at www.milesharvey.com. From the Hardcover edition.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
1831
Title
The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime
Author
Harvey, Miles
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
Third Printing
ISBN 10
0375501517
ISBN 13
9780375501517
Publisher
Random House Inc
Place of Publication
Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published
2000
Size
12mo - 6¾ - 7¾ Inc
Keywords
Map, Island of Lost Maps, Miles Harvey, Cartomania, Cartography, Map Thief, Antiquities, THEFT, MAPS, Gilbert Bland, Map Collecting, Collectors, Antiques, LIBRARIES, SECURITY MEASURES
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