On 11 March 2010 08:24, Geoffrey Plourde geo.plrd@yahoo.com wrote:
One thing I would stress when handling old maps is that carefulness is key. Whatever approach you use, be sure to support the entire map and not cause anymore damage to it. If I were a GLAM, I'd be a bit hesitant about allowing volunteers to do this without training. Maybe it would be a good idea to intern at a GLAM doing conservation and archival stuff before trying to scan in their maps?
The use case here is someone who has the old maps in his personal collection and is wondering how to deal with them.
Suggestions I liked on Slashdot included (a) ask your local museum for advice (b) ask local art shops for advice - where do local artists get paintings scanned at a reasonable price?
- d.