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Loss Of (Printed) Surface

A cataloguer’s term used to describe a map in which a portion of the printed area is missing. Sometimes maps lacking printed surface are restored by pasting paper in the missing area on which the design is reproduced in facsimile or painted in. See also bleeding and shaving.

Done by an expert restorer. This large hole in the middle could only be seen when the map was put against transmitted light.
Done by an expert restorer. This large hole in the middle could only be seen when the map was put against transmitted light.
Van Keulen Johannes 1682 510x590mm
Van Keulen Johannes 1682 510x590mm