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   With the discussion of different measurements on charts, I would like
to suggest a totally irrelevant - but entertaining - book.  Arturo
Perez-Reverte's THE NAUTICAL CHART (CARTA ESFERICA) in which a chart is
the "main character" and the other characters attempt to match a
location on the chart with a modern location.  It's also a modern
mystery story with sinister villains and even the protagonists are of
questionable character.  

 

   In the book collecting field, the "biblio-mystery" - the
mystery/detective story where books are somewhat central to the plot -
far outnumbers the "carto-mystery."  Still, we have some and perhaps the
members of the list might note their favorites should they have any.  

 

 

JBP 

 

 

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