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Old maps are still missing

All were in books once used by thief

By Jenna Russell
Globe Staff / November 16, 2006

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Thirty-six rare antique maps with an estimated value of nearly $1 million are missing from the collection of the Boston Public Library, in addition to 34 stolen maps that were recovered during an investigation of a confessed map thief, E. Forbes Smiley III. (Full article: 480 words)

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