E. Forbes Smiley III, a rare map dealer, was rewarded in federal court Wednesday for his cooperation with investigators. Smiley, who admitted to stealing almost 100 rare maps worth about $3 million ...
A rare collection of engravings by cosmographer André Thevet is set to be auctioned in Paris on. The starting price is set at ...
Every month, Untapped Cities Insiders get to go behind-the-scenes at some of New York City’s most unique locations and meet the experts behind them. This week, Insiders got an in-depth look at the ...
I am posting this notice to inform Buffalonians of an exhibition being held at the Buffalo and Erie County Central Library beginning September 14, 2005 and running through January of 2006. The Library ...
The map seemed to be an unbelievable find, an unknown fifth original of the rarest of documents, a vision of the world, circa 1507, by famed German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller. It features 12 ...
James MacDougald believes he has rewritten Florida history and added further intrigue to the early story of the Tampa Bay area. St. Augustine, founded in 1565, is considered the first successful ...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A man who admitted stealing rare and valuable old maps from libraries has been sentenced to five years in a Connecticut prison. E. Forbes Smiley III, 50, of Chilmark, Mass., will ...
A “priceless” rare map of Australia that was understood to be lost forever has been discovered in an attic and returned to its permanent home. Unearthed in 2010 in storage in Sweden where it spent ...
A new exhibit, “Mapping Texas: From Frontier to the Lone Star State,” is on display at the Witte Museum, featuring more than 40 original maps and documents from collections of the Witte, Texas General ...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. The rare maps E. Forbes Smiley III admitted stealing had been carefully preserved for centuries, providing a glimpse of how past generations saw the new world unfolding long before ...
SAN ANTONIO — History buffs and proud Texans will get to glimpse unique maps, focusing on the Lone Star State at the Briscoe Western Art Museum later this year. The museum is set to unveil "Going to ...
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