On New Year’s Eve*The Arts Newspaper reported on the British Library’s efforts to digitize the*50,000*maps and plans that make up the*King George III Topographical Collection. (George III was apparently quite the map collector, one not above choosing not to return maps he borrowed.) They’re about a quarter of the way through so far. The collection’s crown jewel, so to speak, is the*ludicrously large (176 ×*231 cm)*Klencke Atlas.
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