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Saturday, July 14, 2012

World's largest atlas acquired by the British Library

World's largest atlas acquired by the British LibraryThe largest ever atlas has been unveiled at the British Library, where it will receive official record-breaking status by Guinness World Records adjudicators before joining the Library's world-famous map collections. The Earth Platinum atlas, one of only 31 copies in existence, measures 6ft x 9ft (1.8m x 2.7m) and required six members of Library staff to carry its 200kg weight through the doors

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