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<DIV><FONT face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#5b5b5b size=4>Recently, the *Missing Map Index* of the International Antiquarian Mapsellers Association has been completed. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#5b5b5b size=4>During the last ten months it has been a work in progress. Please be so kind to provide these details to relevant authorities and re-sellers, if applicable.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#993300>In early February 2008, the <STRONG>International Antiquarian Mapsellers Association (IAMA)</STRONG> voted to provide funding for the development and maintenance of a missing and stolen map database. The database is the result of advance cooperation and collaboration between dealers, collectors, librarians and curators. The names of the early non-IAMA member supporters may be seen online on our </FONT><A href="http://www.missingmaps.info/acknowledgements.htm?PHPSESSID=43d52f9ac511cf78f03419e925ebc03c"><FONT color=#993300>acknowledgment page</FONT></A><FONT color=#993300>. IAMA dealers are listed in a separate </FONT><A href="http://newbibliophile.ammonet-services.com/antiquemap/seller" target=_blank><STRONG><FONT color=#993300>member directory</FONT></STRONG></A><FONT color=#993300>. <BR><BR>The problem of </FONT><A href="http://maphistory.info/thefts.html" target=_blank><FONT color=#993300>theft of early cartographic
materials</FONT></A><FONT color=#993300> has been the subject of increased media attention, and demands for more aggressive measures to prevent theft and punish perpetrators. Cooperation between dealers and librarians is crucial in the recovery of stolen materials, as exemplified by the 2007 thefts of an </FONT><A href="http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/pipermail/maphist/2007-November/010796.html" target=_blank><FONT color=#993300>early American atlas</FONT></A><FONT color=#993300> and the maps found stolen from the </FONT><A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/nov/12/spain.artnews" target=_blank><FONT color=#993300>National Library of Spain</FONT></A><FONT color=#993300>.<BR><BR>This developing database is one of many efforts in the fight against international thefts of cultural property. This is free of charge, fully searchable, international in scope, and accessible using individual usernames and passwords. The title was selected to indicate that not
all the reported items are necessarily stolen, as there are other factors that may, at times, result in the disappearance of these valuable historical documents. <BR><BR>We believe that this database will be a useful tool, facilitating more rapid and accurate dispersal of information between relevant groups, including law enforcement. This would speed the retrieval of these valuable stolen documents for libraries, collectors and dealers. The database, because of the level of detail required, would also aid all parties in deciding which items on the market were not stolen, since it is important not to indict every similar item on the commercial market. All of these factors would help to minimize future financial losses from theft.<BR><BR>There is a standardized submission form for reporting missing or stolen items, and the database will encourage the use of images (when available) of those specific items. <STRONG>Accessing this form requires registration
and login. </STRONG>There is no fee for registration. The report forms will be reviewed for accuracy of detail and adequacy of content prior to entry into the database. This report form will also recommend a level of descriptive detail for those owning valuable early maps, acting as yet another safeguard against theft.</FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=1><FONT size=4><FONT face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#5b5b5b>Yours sincerely,</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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