The Island Of Lost Maps

The Island Of Lost Maps. The Island of Lost Maps A True Story of Cartographic Crime 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 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. Magazine journalist Harvey (Outside) charts the case of Gilbert Bland Jr., who in the 1990s stole vast amounts of rare material from some of North America's most prestigious research libraries and thus became "the greatest American map thief in history."In his map of Bland's life, Harvey leaves a few blank spaces—primarily because Bland refused interviews and threatened the author.

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Random House (NY), $24.95 (432pp) ISBN 978--375-50151-7 In The Island of Lost Maps, a wonderfully rich excursion into the demimonde of what might be called cartographomania, Harvey follows Bland's tracks from library to library, reconstructing the crimes of the man he deems the Al Capone of map theft, following the contours of Bland's complex, sinister character Random House (NY), $24.95 (432pp) ISBN 978--375-50151-7

The Island of Lost Maps A Story of Cartographic Crime Harvey, Miles. Modern cartography began with the Dutch East India Company and their efforts to create charts of the Southwestern Pacific area Magazine journalist Harvey (Outside) charts the case of Gilbert Bland Jr., who in the 1990s stole vast amounts of rare material from some of North America's most prestigious research libraries and thus became "the greatest American map thief in history."In his map of Bland's life, Harvey leaves a few blank spaces—primarily because Bland refused interviews and threatened the author.

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