Art thief who stole 350-year-old map from Greenwich Maritime Museum jailed for three years
Melvin West, 72, is also banned from being alone in the reading room of any museum or library
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Howl.Link: Career criminal jailed for stealing 350-year-old map from National Maritime Museum
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The Independent (GB): Melvin West, 70, still refuses to reveal the map’s whereabouts
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London Evening Standard (GB): Melvin West, 72, is also banned from being alone in the reading room of any museum or library
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London Evening Standard (GB): Art thief who stole 350-year-old map from Greenwich Maritime Museum jailed for three years
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CNBC: Thief who stole antique map from National Maritime Museum is jailed
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