From: Joel Kovarsky <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:06 PM
To: Maps-L: Discussion Forum for Maps, Air Photo, Map Librarianship, GIS, etc.
Subject: Re: cleaning/polishing/'enhancing' copper map plates

I would check with major conservation outfits, such as http://ecsconservation.com/ . Even if they do not do it, they may have relevant contacts.

This is not a common occurrence these days, so here is a 17th century manual explaining the task: <http://artinprint.org/index.php/articles/article/a_manual_for_printing_copper_plates_predating_abraham_bosses_treatise_of_16> . Maybe not so helpful now, but an interesting textual description (the original German is also linked there).

Also, there is a little bit of discussion in Ad Stijnman's Engraving and Etching 1400-2000: A History of the Development of Manual Intaglio Printmaking Process, London: Archetype Publications, 2012, pp. 325-26 .

Joel Kovarsky

On 11/14/14 3:52 PM, Angela R Cope wrote:

From: Susan Brazer <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 2:12 PM
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Cc: Susan Brazer
Subject: cleaning/polishing/'enhancing' copper map plates

Due to extreme stubbornness on my part, I was lucky enough to *finally* get a set of copper map plates from the USGS surplus offering that started over the summer. Our beautiful trio of plates were delivered today....and now we need to have them cleaned up & enhanced so that they can be framed for public display.

Does anyone have any tips about how to find a reputable person to do this sort of thing? Recommendations? Warnings?

Susan Brazer

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