Digital map restoration

  • Status: Closed
  • Prize: £50
  • Entries Received: 22
  • Winner: ArtOfDave

Contest Brief

Hi,

I was lucky enough to find a really old map that I think shows the area where I live (it's so old I am not even sure). The map is safely stored away in the archives of my local authority, which is great, but I really would love to see it on the wall in my house. I have funded the physical restoration of this map by the team at the archive who have kindly sent me several high resolution photographs. Now I would like a professional prepare a print ready copy to get me another step closer to realising my dream.

I do not want/need the map to look unblemished but I would like the detail to be clear and the folds or any obscuring marks to be smoothed out. Essentially I would like this to look like the awesome old map that it is in real life, only after it has been printed.

My priorities are:

1. Detail is clear
2. Retains character
3. Prints nicely

I do not want every slight blemish removed, I do not want it to look like new.

Any questions please ask. Full size versions of the map before and after physical restoration are provided below.

"Example" - This is a low resolution small file size copy of the map so you can check it out without downloading the big version.
"Original" - This is the map as it was before anything was done to it.
"Flattened" - This is the map flattened under a piece of glass, done before any restoration work.
"Flattened and Restored" - This is the map after the work to restore it was completed, this should be the best copy.
"Restoration process" - This is photo taken during the restoration process, added just for interest.

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  • jonathanrogers
    Contest Holder
    • 5 years ago

    Hi everyone. I have awarded the prize!

    I am really sorry to those who have entered and been unsuccessful. I have been overwhelmed by the response I have received and the quality of entries has been really very high. There are several of you who have produced work I would be happy to hang on my wall and several entries were close to perfect or it felt like they would have got there with some more revisions.

    However, I received one entry that to me looked perfect - I can't see anything I would change so it didn't seem fair to continue to run the contest after that point.

    Thank you all so much and best of luck in the future!

    • 5 years ago
  • ArtOfDave
    ArtOfDave
    • 5 years ago

    My latest update is #30 , do say if you want it cleaner than this as per my comments within the submission

    • 5 years ago
  • ARShamel
    ARShamel
    • 5 years ago

    I have done the amendments. Kindly check #36

    • 5 years ago
  • jonathanrogers
    Contest Holder
    • 5 years ago

    Hi everyone, I have had some really great responses today. Much more than I expected so thank you all very much. There are a few things I seem to be saying a lot so here they are for everyone.

    - I don't want the background and all colouration removing
    - I think the map will look better with the water marks and other major stains or damage lessened or removed
    - Reshaping the map to be squarer and have less signs of creasing / less uneven would be an improvement

    I will add anything else as it comes up.

    Quite a few entries have applied some kind of filter or process to the image as a whole. I don't have a problem with this but I am looking for more by the way of restoration than I think an automated process is likely to achieve on it's own. Thanks again!!

    • 5 years ago
    1. Trumpdesigns
      Trumpdesigns
      • 5 years ago

      HI there
      Please Check out this Entry #34

      • 5 years ago
  • Trumpdesigns
    Trumpdesigns
    • 5 years ago

    Hi there Checkout My Entry #7 , #8, #9, #10 and #11
    Tell Me What You Feel About it

    • 5 years ago
    1. jonathanrogers
      Contest Holder
      • 5 years ago

      I have posted a comment on #7 . Thanks.

      • 5 years ago
    2. Trumpdesigns
      Trumpdesigns
      • 5 years ago

      Your Corrections have been Duly considered
      Checkout Entries #17 , #18 and #21 .
      Tell Me What You Feel About it.

      • 5 years ago
  • Trumpdesigns
    Trumpdesigns
    • 5 years ago

    Your Corrections have been Duly considered
    Checkout Entries #17 , #18 and #21 .
    Tell Me What You Feel About it.

    • 5 years ago
  • ARShamel
    ARShamel
    • 5 years ago

    Hello, kindly check my work #14

    • 5 years ago
  • workemail198
    workemail198
    • 5 years ago

    which picture should i need to work on..?

    • 5 years ago
    1. jonathanrogers
      Contest Holder
      • 5 years ago

      Probably "Flattened and Restored" as that has had the most work done on it already.

      • 5 years ago
  • jonathanrogers
    Contest Holder
    • 5 years ago

    I was asked about the water stains, I think the map would look better without them or with less of them but this is not a deal breaker.

    • 5 years ago
  • leetianlong
    leetianlong
    • 5 years ago

    we need bigger resolution picture

    • 5 years ago
    1. jonathanrogers
      Contest Holder
      • 5 years ago

      Hi, I have added the full resolution picture which is 6117 x 5378. I don't have a better version than that. Check out "Flattened and Restored.jpg" and let me know what you think.

      • 5 years ago

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