Old Map of Howden c1900
This is a framed restoration of a Victorian Ordnance Survey Map c1900 of the town of Howden in the East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, specifically the 6 inch to 1 mile Old Map (1888-1913).
The map was meticulously 'hand-stitched' from 38 individual images aligning each one perfectly in order to create a single, seamless image. The original images are scans of physical documents which meant all the creases, folds, water damage and stains has to removed and the missing information (gaps in the document) sympathetically recreated from existing details. Partial words and orphaned letters were removed around the perimeter of the map for aesthetic reasons.
An extremely high fidelity scan of textured paper has been applied as a backdrop to the map details to give the impression of a physical document, however, the pin sharp detail reflects a quality that didn't exist in the original documents with every street name clearly readable.
