What is the best way is flatten Antique Maps?
Does anyone know the best way to flatten antique maps that won’t ruin the map?
If they are less than 150 years and uncoloured I have used the iron in the past. But with older maps and coloured ones bit worried doing this?
Have a 1720 Seutter map that has a slight bend in it, but has full colour. Any ideas?
Also while I am at it, is there any map/atlas collectors out there who would know the best long term way to store atlas’s and maps in Canberra?
Thanks Rodger
If you are serious about flattening an old map, I would take it to a professional. DO NOT STEAM OR IRON the map, if its from 1720 it likely contains the press marks still and the steam will only prove to ruin the map, especially if it has green in it (it tends to bleed through with age at the best of times).
The bend, is it a natural bend or a bend that has come from mismanagement? Some maps were published for an atlas thus its normal to have a bend in it.
It also depends on what kind of paper the map is made of, if its an authentic 1720 map (not a reproduction) then you want to keep it in moderate humidity and out of direct sunlight. If you want to frame it get a frame that blocks UV light fully and do not hang it where sunlight can hit it directly, this will cause depreciation and breakdown the map very quickly.
If you plan on storing it out of view, lay it as flat as you can. Do not put it in a map tube. It would be worth your while to get a cabinet that allows you the ability to store such maps flat.
I have attached 2 websites that can help you located antique map dealers in the Canberra area.
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