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

Harvey, Miles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0767908260 ISBN 13: 9780767908269

Publisher: Broadway Books, 2001

Synopsis

A journalist explores the unusual odyssey of Gilbert Joseph Bland, Jr., an antiques dealer from South Florida, who made his way across the country stealing dozens of centuries-old maps from some of the most important research libraries in Canada and the U.S. Reprint.

About this title

About the Author:

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.
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From the Inside Flap:

land 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0767908260
• ISBN 13: 9780767908269
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 404