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Repair and Restoration on the 1895 Ottawa Map
To understand what goes into restoring a map as old as the 1895 Ottawa Map I wanted to provide some samples of the type of repairs I did. It's very exciting seeing a map that has been deteriorating for decades begin to once again look like new. First I had to repair the cut that divided the map in half. While this seems like it would be the most difficult part of the repair, it actually was not as bad as you might think because the cut was so clean. After this was the crease to the left of the...