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The Island of Lost Maps
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Pages: 405 pages
Author: Miles Harvey
Publisher: Phoenix Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780753813157
Format: tapa blanda
Language: en
Release date: 10/1/2002
ISBN: 9780753813157
Synopsis of The Island of Lost Maps
En diciembre de 1995, Gilbert Bland fue perseguido fuera de una sala de libros raros de la Universidad Johns Hopkins mientras sostenía un mapa de 232 años de antigüedad. Este incidente reveló a uno de los mayores ladrones de mapas de la historia. Miles Harvey rastrea el viaje de Bland desde el anonimato de la clase media hasta la criminalidad oscura, explorando qué lo impulsó a robar algunos de los tesoros cartográficos más raros del mundo. La obra no solo es una crónica del crimen real, sino también una investigación sobre la fascinante subcultura de la obsesión cartográfica. Harvey regresa a las bibliotecas cuyas colecciones fueron saqueadas para intentar llenar los vacíos en la vida de este enigmático hombre, entrelazando la historia de la cartografía con un relato de intriga moderna.
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Miles Harvey
Miles Harvey is an American author of three works of nonfiction, The Island of Lost Maps, Painter in a Savage Land and The King of Confidence. He also wrote a collection of short stories, The Registry of Forgotten Objects, and a play "How Long Will I Cry," which premiered at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago.
Born in 196051 titles published
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