The Island Of Lost Maps

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Random House
Publisher Place: Usa
Publisher Year: 2000
Edition: First Edition

Description: 405 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: 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 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.

ISBN: 9780965004053