The a true story of cartographic crime Harvey, Miles 1960- creator Bland, Gilbert Lee Joseph text nyu New York Broadway Books 2001 monographic eng

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404 p. : ill. ; 21 cm The Island 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. When all was said and done, Gilbert Joseph Bland, Jr., had become the Al Capone of cartography, the most prolific American map thief in history. Introduction: strange waters -- Mr. Peabody and Mr. Nobody -- Imaginary creatures -- The map mogul -- An approaching storm -- How to make a map, how to take a map -- The invisible crime spree -- A brief history of cartographic crime -- Pathfinding -- The waters of paradise -- The joy of discovery -- The island of lost maps -- Eldorado -- Mr. Bland, I presume. by Miles Harvey. Bland, Gilbert Lee Joseph Bibliotecas Estados Unidos Colecciones especiales Mapas Historia Siglo XX Robos de mapas Historia Estados Unidos Siglo XX Bibliotecas Colecciones de mapas Estados Unidos Siglo XX Z 702 H342i 2001 025.8/2 9780767908269 (pbk) 0767908260 (pbk) 171031 20230410143139.0 spa