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Challenger Map, 1954

Stanley Triggs photo, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Public Library VPL 85782D. 1954 Challenger Map Under the mop is the world’s largest map of its kind. The Challenger Map took George Challenger and his family seven years to build out of hand-cut pieces of plywood.

 Stanley Triggs photo, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Public Library VPL 85782D.Stanley Triggs photo, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Public Library VPL 85782D.

1954

Challenger Map

Under the mop is the world’s largest map of its kind. The Challenger Map took George Challenger and his family seven years to build out of hand-cut pieces of plywood. The 80- by 76-foot topographical map amazed millions in the BC Pavilion at the Pacific National Exhibition.

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