Bhutan
(Book)

Map on endpapers : "The Kingdom of Bhutan drawn by David Macaulay, Bristol, Rhode Island, September 21, 2003."

" ... printed using the HP DesignJet 5500PS ..."--Colophon.

"Specifications: Size: Open image area 60 x 80 in.; closed--60 x 42 in. [x 6 in.]; Weight: --110 lbs.; Imagery: Canon EOS-1v, D60, L-series lenses, Fuji RVP-35 film; Printing: museum-quality fine-art prints with HP DesignJet; ... 2,000 square feet of printed surface, estimated color life:>100 years; Binding: ... cloth ("library") or leather (museum) bound, reinforced corners, gold embossed, hand-built ..."--Publisher's press release.

Library has certificate from Guinness World Records stating it is the largest published book in the world.

Photographers: Carolyn Bess, Sandy Choi, Dorji Drukpa, Michael Hawley, Becky Hurwitz, Choki Lhamo Kaka, Gyelsey Loday, Christopher Newell, David Salesin, Ming Zhang; illustrator, David Macaulay; editor, Christopher Newell.

Images taken throughout Bhutan on expeditions from 1998-2002.

GPS recorded for every shot digitally stamped with precise GPS and atlas information.

Teams from MIT and Friendly Planet took over 40,000 photographs on four expeditions across the country. Local students joined these ambitious trips and helped with the photography. Approximately 100 images were chosen and loosely follow these journeys. Portraits of people are life-size (or bigger). Panoramas convey some of the staggering sweep of the mountains and the awesome ancient architecture. "Bhutan" begins with an atlas of the country, created by renowned artist and author David Macaulay expressly for this book.

Available in smaller version (17.75 in. x 11.75 in. x 1.20 in.);,Friendly Planet;,$100 contribution to Friendly Planet;,ASIN B0001725SC.

Guinness World Records largest published book, weighs 133 lb. (60.32 kg.), measures 5 ft. (1.52 m.) high, 7 ft. (2.13 m.) wide and was unveiled in New York, USA on December 15, 2003.