A
few years ago Ed Jones was shopping at a thrift store in Indianapolis, Indiana. He
was looking for valuable things; things that he could buy cheaply, then sell to
an antique dealer for more money. He didn't see anything
he wanted, so he was walking towards the door when he saw a large map leaning
against the wall. It was covered with dust, so he
wiped it with his handkerchief and saw it was an old map of Paris. The
price was $3 so he bought it, thinking he would be able to sell it for as much
as $40. The next day he took it to an expert on maps
who became very excited. "I've read about this
map!" He shouted, and told Mr. Jones the history
of the map: "In 1671, the King of France told a mapmaker to make a map of
Paris. He made several black and white copies, but carefully colored one of the
maps; this is the color copy," he said. | 
