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a message relevant to Maps-L pulled from another listserve
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Date sent: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 17:28:49 -0400
Send reply to: IMAGELIB <[log in to unmask]>
From: Judi Zidar <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: color scanners
To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
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> a local historical society asked me
>about color flatbed scanners for old maps. The size would have to accomodate
>maps as large as 36" by 48". Does anybody know of a source? Baton Rouge is
>just too tiny to sell such a rarified item. Thanks
>Merle Suhayda
>LSU
>Hill Memorial Library
>Electronic Imaging Lab.
>Baton Rouge LA 70803
You might look into the large-format scanners used for architectural and
engineering drawings and E-size maps. They come in b&w and also in color,
with a range of resolutions. They handle up to about 35 by 45, and your
36 by 48's might just make it. Sept 1994 Imaging Magazine mentions (p.
58) ANA Tech (303-973-6722) and Vidar (1-800-471-7226) as having such
scanners, ranging in price from $15,000 to $65,000. I'm sure there are
others on the market, too. Good luck!
% Judith A. Zidar, Coordinator % Internet: [log in to unmask] %
% Natl. Agric. Text Digitizing Program % Phone: (301) 504-6813 %
% National Agricultural Library, USDA % Fax: (301) 504-7473 %
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