Missing Map Overlap

The Harvard Crimson reports on the growing concern that Forbes Smiley may have stolen more maps than he admitted to, and on a meeting of affected map libraries this Monday: “But at least four of those libraries, including the Houghton [Harvard’s Houghton Library], are missing copies of the same maps, raising concern that Smiley may have taken more than he has admitted to stealing from seven libraries over a seven-and-a-half year period in a plea bargain he signed in June.” The meeting will determine which of Smiley’s admitted 97 stolen maps came from which library.

For Harvard coverage, see previous entries: Harvard’s List of Missing Maps; Stolen Harvard Maps to Be Returned in September; Forbes Smiley Case: Harvard Crimson Coverage.

For coverage of librarians’ suspicions, see previous entries: Yale Issues Statement About Smiley Investigation; Boston Globe on Libraries’ Suspicions About Smiley; Libraries Suspect Smiley in More Map Thefts; Is Forbes Smiley Getting Off Easy?; Three Missing British Maps Still Missing.

For coverage of the Forbes Smiley case in general, consult the Map Thefts category archives.

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