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I thought this message might be of interest to some of the people on this
list.  Andrew
 
>Date:         Tue, 27 Feb 1996 17:14:19 -0500
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>From: Jim Hess <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:      MAJOR MAP THEFT
>
>I regret to inform my fellow map lovers of my great misfortune this weekend.
>First, on a postive note, the Miami Map Fair sponsored by the Historical
>Museum of Southern Florida, was wonderfully created and well attended.
>Second, after this enjoyable experience, items which I displayed at the show
>were placed in  a carrying case and put in the trunk of my rented car. From
>there I traveled to Miami Beach and parked next to the Fountain Bleu Hotel
>in an open Municipale Parking Lot - families walking around, bright sunny
>day. When I returned from dinner, the window was smashed and all the
>contents of the trunk were gone! There had been no attractive inducement for
>a theif to see inside the car - perhaps, he only saw a happy middle age man
>in a rented car - I guess that must have prodded thoughts of cameras, money
>and computers, etc.
>Sorry, for running on, but we all have our personal side to our work and the
>maps, don't we. I'm not only sad about the lost maps, I'm sad that I cannot
>travel in safety - to what is turing out to be more and more places. (An
>isolated incident? The following evening I returned to the spot in an
>attempt to recognize any characters with similar intentions. Three parking
>spaces from the shattered glass still on the pavement, was a physician and
>his wife from Canada. They were looking through their suitcase. I went to
>warn them of the risks in the area. They said their car was broken into 20
>minutes earlier!)
>
>So, what follows is the list of missing items. Perhaps through
>word-of-mouth, someone may hear of items being offered for sale. Not likely,
>but maybe.
>Of course, please contact me if you do. And, if anyone can deseminate the
>info to pertinent parties in Florida, this would be appreciate.
>
>My thanks, James E. Hess    Heritage Map Museum
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>
>1745, Ottens, Carribean;
>1671, Ogilby, Brazil;
>1574, Ortelius, Western Hemisphere;
>1574, Ortelius, Scotland;
>1493, Schdele, Europe;
>1671, Ogilby, Ft. Caroline;
>1671, Ogilby, St. Augustine;
>1671, Ogilby, St. Martin;
>1561, Russeli, World;
>1650, Blaeu, Brazil;
>1744, Bowen, Southern U.S.;
>1671, Ogilby, Megellica;
>1574, Ortelius, Saliburg;
>1624, Merian, Western Hemisphere;
>1574, Ortelius, Britain;
>1647, Blaeu, Spice Islands;
>1719, Chatelain, Canada;
>1744, Bowen, Barbadoes;
>1744, Bowen, Jamaica;
>1744, Bowen, Netherlands;
>1744, Bowen, Prussia;
>1730, De L'Isle, Spain;
>1730, De L'Isle, Hispaniola;
>1809, Carey, Barbadoes;
>1671, Ogilby, Venezuela;
>1671, Ogilby, Cartengena;
>1671, Ogilby, Chili;
>1647, Blaeu, Chili;
>1795, Russeli, Southeast U.S.;
>1548, Gastaldi, East Coast Am;
>1582, Ortelius, Bohemia;
>1720, Homan, Virg./Maryland;
>1719, Chatelain, Canadian;
>1590, DeBry, Virginia;
>1621, J.Smith, Virginia;
>1879, 8 Nauragraphic Prints;
>1952, Howes Indian Prints x 3;
>c.1794, De Vaugondy Atlas;
>
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>personal e-mail address.
>
>
 
P. Andrew Ray
Department of Geography
University of Western Ontario
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