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Thefts Rattle Sedate World of Rare Maps.
- Source :
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New York Times . 10/3/2005, Vol. 155 Issue 53356, pA1-B5. 2p. 1 Black and White Photograph. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Reports that E. Forbes Smiley III was charged with larceny in the first degree when he removed from a book in the Beinecke Library at Yale an antique map valued by the university at $150,000. Discovery of a fragile map from a book by Capt. John Smith in Mr. Smiley's inside jacket pocket; Appearance of other maps, worth more than $700,000, in Mr. Smiley's briefcase; Claim by Mr. Smiley that he is not guilty and that the maps were his and that he was simply comparing them to others at the library; Reference to embarrassing incidents at other prestigious and elite collections.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03624331
- Volume :
- 155
- Issue :
- 53356
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- New York Times
- Publication Type :
- News
- Accession number :
- 18414977