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ΗΝ πΫε α βΝ βμΝΕζζΪ αμΝ βΝΘ αζέαΝ πΫίαζ Ν βθΝκλδκγΫ β βΝ πθΝθΫπθΝ υθσλπθ,Ν αΝκπκέαΝ κΝ1881, η Νπλσ α βΝ πθΝΪΰΰζπθΝ πδ λσππθ,Ναπκ υπυγβεαθΝ ΝεζέηαεαΝ1μηίέίίί,ΝυπσΝ βΝ δ τγυθ βΝ κυΝίλ αθκτΝαΰηα ΪλξβΝK. ArdaghέΝΟΝξΪλ βμΝ πθΝθΫπθΝ ζζβθκ κυλεδευθΝ υθσλπθ,Ν Ν δλΪΝγηΝφτζζπθ,ΝεζέηαεαμΝΝ

1μηίέίίί,Ν υπυγβε Ν κΝ1κκ1ΝεαδΝ1κκβΝ κΝΛκθ έθκ,ΝαπσΝ κΝWar Office ΝφτζζαΝ δα Ϊ πθΝζθ,ηΝΧΝθίΝεα κ ΪέΝΗΝ δλΪ,Νη ΝαλξάΝΰ πΰλαφδευθΝηβευθΝ κΝΠαλέ δ,Ν ΰελέγβε Ν δμΝ1ιΝΝκ ηίλέκυΝ1κκ1Ν(ΫιδΝηάθ μΝ

η ΪΝ βθΝυπκΰλαφάΝ βμΝ τηία βμ)ΝαπσΝ κυμΝκε υΝ πδ λσπκυμΝ βμ,ΝΓ ληαθέα,Ν υ λκκυΰΰαλέα,ΝΓαζζέα,Ν λ αθέα,ΝΕζζΪ α,ΝΙ αζέα,ΝΡπ έαΝεαδΝΣκυλεέαΝ

εαδΝ αΝπλπ σ υπαΝπαλΫη δθαθΝ αΝαλξ έαΝ βμΝΓαζζδεάμΝπλ ί έαμΝ βθ

Κπθ αθ δθκτπκζβ,Ν θυΝ ε υπυγβεαθΝαλΰσ λαΝ κΝ λκζέθκΝ ΝΫθαΝ φτζζκ-ξΪλ βΝεζέηαεαμΝ1μβίίέίίίέ ΟΝ“ΧΪλ βμΝ κυΝK. Ardagh”Νη Ν έ ζκ “Carte de la nouvelle frontière

turco-grecque”, κυΝ1κκ1,Ν δα Ϊ πθΝ2,40 ΧΝγ,θίΝηΫ λα,Ναθάε δΝ βθΝ εα βηέαΝ γβθυθΝεαδΝπαλα σγβε ΝΰδαΝ υθ άλβ βΝ βθΝ1ηβ

ΙκυζέκυΝβί1γέΝ πκ ζκτθ αθΝαπσΝγηΝ υθαληκζκΰβηΫθα ηάηα αΝξαλ δκτ.

The extension of Greece in Thessaly (1881), required the demarcation of new borders, which was reflected in a proposal by the English Commissioners of scale 1: 50,000, led by British major K. Ardagh. The map of the new Greek-Turkish borders was printed in 1881 and 1882 in London by the War Office. It consisted of 35 parts of paper 46.5 X 60 cm. The series was adopted on November 17, 1881 (six months after signing the contract) by the eight commissioners of Germany, Austro-Hungary, France, Britain, Greece, Italy, Russia and Turkey and the prototypes remained at the files of the French embassy in Istanbul. The “Map of K. Ardagh" entitled "Carte de la nouvelle frontière turco-grecque", 1881, measures 240 X 360 cm. It belongs to the collection of the Academy of Athens and was given for conservation on 15th July 2013. It consisted of 35 parts assembled together.

ΝΤΝΣ Ρ Ν ΝΟΝΥ ΡΣ ΝΜ Γ ΛΧΝΝ Ι Σ ΧΝΝ“CARTE DE LA NOUVELLE FRONTIERE TURCO-

GRECQUE”,ΝΣΟΤΝ1881έ “Υ ΡΣ ΝΣΟΤΝK. ARDAGH”Ν THE CONS RVATION OF AN OVERSIZE MAP: "CARTE DE LA NOUVELLE FRONTIERE TURCO-GRECQUE", 1881. ΓιούζηΝΣ Ϊηπλα – ουηπούζη,ΝΥλά ομΝΦω Ϋζημ Youli Tsambra – Zoubouli, Christos Fotelis Ελΰα άλδκΝυθ άλβ βμ ΫλΰπθΝ ΫξθβμΝ Νξαλ έ, Κβφδ έαμΝγ1ιΝΓ, 145 61, Κβφδ δΪέΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ Paper Conservation Laboratory, Kifissias 317, Kifissia, 145 61, Attiki, Greece.

ΝΚ Σ Σ ΝΣΟΤΝ ΡΓΟΤΝήΝCONDITION OF THE MAP .

ΠΡΧΣ Ν ΠΙΣΟΠΙ Ν Π Μ ΙΝήΝFIRST IN SITU TREATMENTS

Π Μ ΙΝΤΝΣ Ρ ΝήΝCONSERVATION TREATMENTS

Φ ΦΙΟΠΟΙ Κ ΙΝ ΠΟΘ Κ Τ ΝΣΟΤΝΠΡΧΣΟΣΤΠΟΤΝήΝ DIGITIZATION AND STORAGE OF THE ORIGINAL

ιίζιοΰλαφέα – Bibliography ύέΝχδψRIύώT,ΝTέΝεcΝωδIσTτωK,Ν“TheΝTreatmentΝofΝτversizeΝPaperΝχrtifacts”έΝThe Book and Paper group annual, The American Institute of Conservation, AIC, 1982. EέΝψτSSχRD,Ν“TheΝconservationΝofΝaΝ1ιth centuryΝoutsizeΝmap”έΝICOM Committee for Conservation, Zagreb, 1978 (14.1.1/1). όέΝώERREσSώεIDT,ΝωέΝδχRτQUE,Ν“χΝΝproposΝd’unΝcartonΝduΝMusée du Louvre. Une approche de la conservation des dessins deΝgrandΝformat”έΝA.R.A.A.F.U. Journées sur la Conservation Restauration des biens Culturels,1989.

ΟΝξΪλ βμ θδ ξυηΫθκμΝ υθκζδεΪΝη Νίαηίαε λσΝτφα ηα,Νά αθΝ υζδΰηΫθκμΝ ΝλκζσΝ πέΝπκζζΪΝξλσθδαέΝΗΝαθΪλ β βΝ κυΝά αθΝ υθα άΝη Ν τκΝιτζδθαΝ κδξ έαΝ(πΪθπΝεαδΝεΪ π)έΝΠκζζάΝ πδφαθ δαεάΝ εσθβΝεαδΝΪζζκδΝλτπκδΝεΪζυπ αθΝ βθΝ πδφΪθ δαΝ κυέ The map had been kept in a roll for several years. Lined with cotton textile, it had two wooden elements allowing the suspension. Loose and engrained dirt covered it’s surface.

λυηαΝί λθδεδκτΝεΪζυπ Ν βθΝσοβΝ κυΝξΪλ βέΝ υ σΝ έξ Ν εκυλτθ δΝ Ν Ϋ κδκΝίαγησΝπκυΝηααέΝη Ν δμΝΫθ κθ μΝεβζέ μΝαπσΝθ λσΝεαγδ κτ Να τθα βΝ βθΝαθΪΰθπ βΝ κυΝξΪλ βέΝΣκΝξαλ έΝδ δαέ λαΝαπκ υθαηπηΫθκ,Ν τγλυπ κΝεαδΝκι δ πηΫθκΝαπσΝ δμΝηβξαθδεΫμΝφγκλΫμΝά αθΝεα αε ληα δ ηΫθκΝ ΝηδελΪΝεκηηΪ δαΝπκυΝ υΰελα κτθ αθΝησθκΝξΪλβΝ κΝτφα ηαέΝ Its surface was covered with a varnish layer which had darkened to such an extent that, in combination with intense, dark brown stains derived from water, made the content of the map indistinguishable. The paper itself was particularly oxidized, weakened and brittle because of the acidity. It was fragmented into small pieces which were held only by the cloth lining. There were many losses. The paper was creased and cockled.

ΗΝεα Ϊ α βΝ κυΝξΪλ βΝΝά αθΝ Ϋ κδαΝπκυΝ θΝ πΫ λ π Ν βθΝπαλαηδελάΝη αεέθβ βΝαπσΝ κθΝξυλκΝ κθΝκπκέκΝι υζέξγβε ΝαπσΝ κυμΝυπ υγτθκυμΝ κυΝαλξ έκυέ ΟδΝ π ηίΪ δμΝ υθ άλβ βμΝι εέθβ αθΝ πέΝ σπκυΝη ΝκΝfacing ΝσζβΝ βθΝ πδφΪθ δαΝ κυΝξΪλ β εαδΝ βθΝαφαέλ βΝ πθΝιτζδθπθΝ κδξ έπθέΝ

The map was so fragile that did not allow to be transferred from where it had been carried and unwound by the archivists. Α preliminary facing in situ was necessary.

Μ αφκλΪΝ ΝξυλκΝπκυΝ πΫ λ ο ΝΝ βθΝαπκ υθαληκζσΰβ βΝ(η Νξλά βΝάπδαμ,Ν κπδεάμΝτΰλαθ βμ),Ν Ν λ δμ

ζπλέ μΝπλδθΝ βθΝη αφκλΪΝ κΝ λΰα άλδκέ The map was safely transported to a nearby hall, where the unmounting in three parts was allowed after local humidification, before it was transferred to the conservation workshop.

Μ λδεάΝαφαέλ βΝ κυΝυφΪ ηα κμΝ αΝβη έαΝ πθΝ θυ πθ.

Partial removal of cotton canvas from the seams.

πκεσζζβ βΝ πθΝ ηβηΪ πθΝΝΝη Νξλά βΝα ηκτΝεαδΝ πΪ κυζαμ.

Unmounting after humidifying the seams.

Οζκεζάλπ βΝαπκεσζζβ βμΝ Νηδελσ λαΝ ηάηα α.

After unmounting in component parts.

Μ ΪΝ βθΝαφαέλ βΝ κυΝfacing, αφαέλ βΝ κυΝί λθδεδκτ η Νηίαπ δ ησ Ναδγυζαζεκσζβ…

After removing the facing, varnish removal by immersion in ethyl alcool.…

…άΝο εα ησ.

…or spraying.

ΝΫκΝfacing.

Second facing.

φαέλ βΝ κυΝυφΪ ηα κμΝεαδΝ

υπκζ δηηΪ πθΝεσζζαμΝΝη ΪΝαπσΝτΰλαθ β. Mechanical removal of the cotton canvas after humidifying.

ΤΰλσμΝεαγαλδ ησμΝεαδΝαπκιέθπ β (CaOH)βΝη Νο εα ησ.

Wet cleaning and deacidification (CaOH)2 were done by spraying.

Φκ λΪλδ ηΪΝεΪγ Ν ηάηα κμΝξπλδ Ϊ. Lining in sections.

φαέλ βΝ ΰεζπίδ ηΫθκυΝαΫλαΝεα ΪΝκΝφκ λΪλδ ηα.

Removal of trapped air.

Μ ΪΝ κΝ ηβηα δεσΝφκ λΪλδ ηα.

After lining in sections.

υηπζβλυ δμΝ ζζ δπσθ πθΝηβηΪ πθΝη ΝδαππθδεσΝξαλ έ.

The losses were filled in with similar paper.

ΗΝοβφδκπκέβ βΝ κυΝξΪλ βΝΫΰδθ ΝΰδαΝεΪγ Ν ηάηαΝι ξπλδ ΪέΝΗΝ π ι λΰα έαΝ πθΝοβφδκπκδβηΫθπθΝαλξ έπθΝυθ Ϋζ Ν βθΝαπΪζ δοβΝ πθΝεβζέ πθ,Νυ ΝθαΝεα α έΝ υξ λΫ λβΝβΝαθΪΰθπ βΝ κυΝξΪλ βέΝ

Πλαΰηα κπκδάγβε ΝΝfine art ε τππ βΝαθ δΰλΪφκυΝ κυΝξΪλ β,Ν κΝκπκέκ,Ν κπκγ άγβε Ν ΝεκλθέααΝεαδΝ βΝυθΫξ δαΝαθαλ άγβε Ν ΝξυλκΝ βμΝ εα βηέαμΝ γβθυθ.

Each section has been digitized separately. A fine art printing of the map allowed the exhibition of this unique document in the Academy of Athens.

ΟΝπλπ σ υπκμΝξΪλ βμ η ΪΝ βΝ υθ άλβ άΝ κυΝ κπκγ άγβε Ν( Ν ηάηα α)Ν Ναλξ δαεσΝεκυ έέΝΚα ΪΝ κθΝλσπκΝαυ σΝπλκ α τ αδΝκΝξΪλ βμΝαπσΝ βΝ υθ ξάΝΫεγ β,ΝΝδεαθκπκδ έ αδΝβΝαθΪΰεβΝ βμΝπλκίκζάμΝ θσμΝ

πκζτ δηκυΝ εηβλέκυΝΰδαΝ βθΝδ κλέαΝ κυΝ σπκυΝηαμΝεαδΝ δαφυζΪ αδΝ κΝπλπ σ υπκΝ δμΝ υθγάε μΝπκυΝπδίΪζζ δΝβΝπλκζβπ δεάΝ υθ άλβ βέΝ

The original map was stored as it was separated in sections ,in an archival box, thus ensuring the protection from a continuous exhibition and allows the possibility of returning, to original stayed in the future.