Harvey, Miles.

The island of lost maps : a true story of cartographic crime / Miles Harvey. - 1st ed. - New York Random House 2000 - 405 p. 19 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Explores the unusual odyssey of Gilbert Joseph Bland, Jr., an antiques dealer from South Florida, who stole dozens of centuries-old maps from some of the most important research libraries in Canada and the U.S.

0965004057 $24.95 0767908260 : c$14.95

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Libraries--Special collections--Thefts
Maps

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