Most expensive atlas

According to Official Guinness Records,

A version of Ptolemy’s “Cosmographia,” dating from 1477 was sold for £2,136,000 (then $3,991,970) at Sotheby’s, London, UK, on 10 October 2006. The atlas was printed in Bologna, Italy, and was part of the Wardington Library Collection. The Wardington Library is a private library located in the UK.
The “hammer price” was £1,900,000 (then $3,553,000). The “total price,” including premiums, commissions, etc., was the £2,136,000 (then $3,991,970) figure.

For a complete list of 2006 records, please visit 2006 Guinness Records in United States.

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