MADRID, Spain — Precious maps stolen from Spain's National Library, including some cut out of 15th and 16th century books including art based on the works of Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy, were returned Monday after police tracked them to locations on three continents.
Ten of 15 rare, hand-penned maps stolen from the main reading room of the library were handed over to the culture ministry by Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, who received them from the police and Interpol.
Spanish researcher Cesar Gomez Rivero is accused of cutting the maps out of manuscript books and selling them over a period of several years. He is in custody in Argentina, where he is being investigated, but he has not yet been brought to trial.
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