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Behold the Largest Atlas in the World: The Six-Foot Tall Klencke Atlas from 1660
Last week, we featured the free digital edition of the The History of Cartography. Or what's been called “the most ambitious overview of map making ever undertaken.” The three-volume series contains illustrations of countless maps, produced over hundreds of years.
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The new Largest Atlas costs $100,000.
Loving the big book snap.
That is too cool.
I was cringing throughout the Youtube video though:
1. They need a more secure way to maneuver it.
2. Why isn't that guy wearing gloves while he's touching it? He is literally saying "This is the most valuable thing we have here" while simultaneously getting his finger grease all over the pages.