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

Harvey, Miles; Bland, Gilbert Joseph

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ISBN 10: 0375501517 ISBN 13: 9780375501517

Casa editrice: Random House Inc, 2000

Riassunto

A journalist explores the unusual odyssey of Gilbert Joseph Bland, Jr., an antiques dealer from South Florida, wh omade his way acorss the country stealing dozens of centuries-old maps from some of the most important research libraries in Canada and the U.S. 50,000 first printing.

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Advance praise for The Island of Lost Maps

"Just like the most elegant of the maps at the center of this intricate tale, Miles Harvey's impeccably written guide to the extraordinary and unsung
obsession of the cartomaniac is intriguing, beguiling, and refined. And as with the best of maps, the more one looks, the more fascinating and intriguing it all becomes."

--Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman

"The Island of Lost Maps is an intriguing literary adventure story, written with flair, imagination  and precision. By re-creating the journey of
a strange and remarkable map thief, author Miles Harvey takes readers on a compelling exploration of the weird world of maps."

--Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief

L'autore:

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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• Editore: Random House Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0375501517
• ISBN 13: 9780375501517
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 405