Winnie the Pooh map sells for record USD 570,000

LONDON: A hand-written, original map of Winnie the Pooh’s Hundred Acre Wood was auctioned on Tuesday, for a whopping USD 570,000, smashing all previous world records for a book illustration. Carved by E H Shepherd, the drawing of the map which appears inside the cover of A A Milne’s beloved book Winnie-the-Pooh, was sold by the renowned auction house Sotheby’s. “The original drawing of Winnie-the-Pooh’s Hundred Acre Wood sells for 430,000 pounds (USD 570,027) to set new record for any book illustration sold at auction,” Sotheby’s tweeted.