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From: "Marcia Green" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 3:25:38 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Map Link Announces The Earth Atlas
What will be the most valuable component in your library's collection a decade from now? The Earth atlas, now available in the US from Map Link, will likely attain that honor. This comprehensive, elegant, limited edition atlas is the largest ever produced, 2 feet high and 18 inches wide. Containing 580 pages and 400,000 words, the maps, photos and illustrations combine to provide the most prestigious and detailed world atlas ever made. Earth is an authoritative statement about the world at the start of the new millennium, a unique record and reflection of the world today for reference and display in the best collections around the world.
“We keep Earth displayed on a stand with a slanted table so the public can view it. It gets a lot of attention. We turn the pages for the patrons. It gets rave reviews,” reported Ed Redmond, librarian for the Library of Congress. “The really colorful photos, especially the multi-page spreads, catch people’s attention,” said Joseph Garver, reference librarian for the Harvard Map Collection.
Over 100 of the world's best cartographers, geographers and oceanographers were assembled to create 160 pages of the most detailed and extensive mapping of the world ever provided in a single atlas. 45 distinguished contributors, representing every continent, provided the research and wrote the text components of Earth. 800 images were then selected from the finest sources to illustrate the comprehensive text and mapping. Earth won the prestigious IMTA award for Best Cartography 2009.
There will only be 2,000 Royal Blue hand-numbered copies of Earth ever made. The plates were destroyed after printing. The hardwood cover is wrapped in custom-dyed leather. The pages are gilt and the corners plated. Each book comes with a signed certificate of authenticity. Nothing else comes close to the scale and scope of Earth. The book alone, not including the case, weighs 44 pounds and stands two feet tall and a foot and a half wide. In its silk lined leather presentation case the total weight is 64 pounds.
As befits the scope of this work and the exquisite production, the atlas is not inexpensive. It now sells for $4,800 and has been selling well at this price. Millennium House is raising the price from $4,800 this year to $5,800 on January 1st, 2010, so a fast decision will save a thousand dollars.
Nothing like Earth has ever existed before. It provides a magnificent impression of the world today, a valuable tool for any library for centuries ahead. Not every institution has the budget for Earth, but an alumnus could make the dream a reality for your institution. We would be glad to help you and your Alumni Coordinator find a donor that will recognize the importance of ensuring that your library continues to have the best possible collection.
Join the following institutions that have already purchased Earth as a centerpiece for their collections:
Library of Congress
The British Library
The Royal Library
University of Michigan Library
Harvard Map Collection
University of California Berkeley
University of California Santa Cruz
University of Wisconsin
Syracuse University
Miami University
University of Minnesota
Wesleyan University Library
Erie County Public Library (Buffalo, NY)
Map Link, America's leading distributor of maps and atlases, has been appointed as the agent for Millennium House in the United States. Map Link has been offering libraries and others a wide range of geographical products for over 25 years. Call us at 805-692-6777 or e-mail us at [log in to unmask] A full catalog of products as well as more information about Earth can be found on our website, www.maplink.com <http://www.maplink.com>
Earth will capture the imagination of your faculty, staff and students alike. Useful as a showpiece in any exhibition, it will be in high demand. Hundreds of years from now, it will still be a treasured part of your library. Call, e-mail or write to Map Link today to discuss how we can provide you with the biggest, most comprehensive world atlas ever seen in the history of earth.
Alternatively here's the URL http://catalog.maplink.com/maplink/maplink/earth_atlas.html
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