ABC News: U.S.: Rare Stolen Swedish Atlas Recovered at NYC Gallery

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Rare Stolen Swedish Atlas Recovered at NYC Gallery Jun 27th 2012, 15:16 A rare atlas stolen a decade ago from the Royal Library of Sweden has been recovered in New York. Swedish and U.S. authorities showed off the 415-year-old Wytfliet (WIHT'-fleet) Atlas at a Manhattan news conference on Wednesday. It's the first of 56 rare books stolen from the library to be located. The books were stolen from 1995 to 2004 by a library employee who later took his life. A library lawyer says all the volumes were sold through a German auction house. In June 2011, the Royal Library discovered that the atlas was being offered for sale by Arader (uh-RAY'-dur) Galleries. The New York map dealer helped return it. The big book contains 19 maps, including the first printed map of California.

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