Author: Harvey, Miles,
Title: The Island of Lost Maps: a true story of cartographic crime.
Description: NY, Random, (2000). 1st ed 2nd ptg. VG in VG DJ. A Curious crime spree where scores of centuries old maps from some of the most priminent research libraries in the US & Canada. The perpetrator was the Al Capone of cartography named Gilbert Bland, an enigmatic antiques dealer from south Florida whose cross country slash and dah oeration went virtually undetected until he was caught in 1995. It is also the story of the author who went on a quest to understand America's greatest map thief, a cipher and chamelon, who changed careers and families without ever looking back. Beautiful condition, crime colored DJ with decorative map details.

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