PHDNM
11-30-2016, 07:07 PM
Watch a Destroyed 17th Century Map Get Painstakingly Restored
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Dfvy_kZk--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/vfnd3kpqothboojvjb1t.gif
A 17th century map was found in a chimney in Scotland and then delivered to the National Library of Scotland crumpled inside a plastic bag and basically destroyed. Just unraveling the fragile, centuries-old map seemed impossible enough, but the team at the National Library managed to figure out a way to salvage and restore it.
https://sploid.gizmodo.com/watch-a-destroyed-17th-century-map-get-painstakingly-re-1789490980
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Dfvy_kZk--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/vfnd3kpqothboojvjb1t.gif
A 17th century map was found in a chimney in Scotland and then delivered to the National Library of Scotland crumpled inside a plastic bag and basically destroyed. Just unraveling the fragile, centuries-old map seemed impossible enough, but the team at the National Library managed to figure out a way to salvage and restore it.
https://sploid.gizmodo.com/watch-a-destroyed-17th-century-map-get-painstakingly-re-1789490980