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To members of the Maps List:
 
I am a researcher at Encarta, Microsoft's CD-ROM Encyclopedia, in
Seattle, Washington.  I was given this e-address by the UW Maps
Librarian as a good source for a question pertaining to our new "Globe"
article.
 
The largest globe in the world is sometimes cited as the Unisphere in
Flushing Meadows - Corona Park, Queens, New York City (Newsday, December
10, 1995; The New York Times, May 14, 1995 and September 2, 1994), and
sometimes as the Langlois Globe, constructed in 1824 on the Champs -
Elysee in Paris (e.g., World Maps and Globes, Fisher, 1944, 15).  While
information is plentiful regarding the Unisphere (I am in communication
with the curatorial department at The Queens Museum of Art), I haven't
been able to confirm even whether the Langlois Globe still exists.
 
I would like to know the following:
 
Does the Langlois Globe still exist?
What are/were its dimensions?
What is the largest globe in the world:  The Langlois, the Unisphere, or
some other?
 
Since I am not a member of Maps-L, I kindly request that you respond
off-list or by phone if you might be able to help.
 
Thank you for your consideration.
 
--Kevin Baldwin
Encarta Research
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