The Island Of Lost Maps. The Map of LOST island. Six seasons of Locations and Journeys by Mike 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
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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 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
Modern cartography began with the Dutch East India Company and their efforts to create charts of the Southwestern Pacific area The perpetrator was Gilbert Joseph Bland, Jr., an enigmatic antiques dealer from South Florida, whose cross-country slash-and-dash operation had gone. 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
The Island of Lost Maps A True Story of Cartographic Crime. Modern cartography began with the Dutch East India Company and their efforts to create charts of the Southwestern Pacific area 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.
The Island of Lost Maps by Miles Harvey, Hardcover Pangobooks. The perpetrator was Gilbert Joseph Bland, Jr., an enigmatic antiques dealer from South Florida, whose cross-country slash-and-dash operation had. Random House (NY), $24.95 (432pp) ISBN 978--375-50151-7