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If you like this story, there’s a more modern cousin of it: in the 90s, a map ‘dealer’ named Gilbert Bland stole hundreds of centuries-old maps from museums bef
by jrmg 3y ago
If you like this story, there’s a more modern cousin of it: in the 90s, a map ‘dealer’ named Gilbert Bland stole hundreds of centuries-old maps from museums before he was caught.
The full story is in the book “The Island of Lost Maps”:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-island-of-lost-maps-a-true-story-of-cartographic-crime-52322202/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-island-of-lo...
https://m.alibris.com/The-Island-of-Lost-Maps-A-True-Story-of-Cartographic-Crime-Miles-Harvey/book/3363118?matches=126 https://m.alibris.com/The-Island-of-Lost-Maps-A-True-Story-o...
- jrmg 3y agoOh and also, this “This American Life” episode, “The Feather Heist,” where “A flute player breaks into a British museum and makes off with a million dollars worth of dead birds.” https://www.thisamericanlife.org/654/the-feather-heist https://www.thisamericanlife.org/654/the-feather-heist
- mauvehaus 3y agoI hate to say it, but having read the book that episode is based on, you can pretty safely pass on the book. It didn't really add anything that wasn't covered in This American Life. Which is a bummer: I was super excited to read the book and get all the little bits that were edited out for broadcast.
- ethanpil 3y agoAlso Rudy Kurniawan who sold counterfeit wine and was convicted about 10 years ago. A quick search turned up this article... didnt read it. https://thehustle.co/the-man-who-sold-millions-in-counterfeit-wine-to-rich-collectors/ https://thehustle.co/the-man-who-sold-millions-in-counterfei...