{"id":106,"date":"2015-08-21T19:59:33","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T19:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/?p=106"},"modified":"2026-03-25T13:01:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T17:01:42","slug":"before-and-after-mcclellans-map-of-windham-county-vermont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/before-and-after-mcclellans-map-of-windham-county-vermont\/","title":{"rendered":"Before and After &#8211; Editing a County Wall Map &#8211; Map of Windham County, Vermont"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We obtained a digital copy of McClellan&#8217;s Map of Windham County, Vermont from the Library of Congress, and we have recently digitally repaired the damaged original copy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/before.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-108\" src=\"http:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/before-251x300.jpg\" alt=\"before\" width=\"300\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/before-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/before-857x1024.jpg 857w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/before-619x740.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/before.jpg 1673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/after.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-107\" src=\"http:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/after-251x300.jpg\" alt=\"after\" width=\"300\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/after-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/after-857x1024.jpg 857w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/after-619x740.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/after.jpg 1673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the left is the original digital copy as downloaded from the Library of Congress.&nbsp; On the right is our edited &amp; repaired version. We have cleaned up some stains and even fixed some holes in the map!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/corner_before.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-110\" src=\"http:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/corner_before-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"corner_before\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/corner_before-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/corner_before-1024x647.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/corner_before-619x391.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/corner_before.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/corner_after.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-109\" src=\"http:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/corner_after-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"corner_after\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/corner_after-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/corner_after-1024x647.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/corner_after-619x391.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/corner_after.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This corner was repaired by carefully patching in a corner from a different version of the same map, using Photoshop.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/edges_before.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-112\" src=\"http:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/edges_before-55x300.jpg\" alt=\"edges_before\" width=\"80\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/edges_before-55x300.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/edges_before.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/edges_after.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-111\" src=\"http:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/edges_after-55x300.jpg\" alt=\"edges_after\" width=\"80\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/edges_after-55x300.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/edges_after.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The border of this map features a repeating pattern, so fixing these holes was as easy as patching in the same parts of the pattern from a different area of the border.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic_before.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-114\" src=\"http:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic_before-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"pic_before\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic_before-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic_before-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic_before-619x407.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic_before.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic_after.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-113\" src=\"http:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic_after-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"pic_after\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic_after-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic_after-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic_after-619x407.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.old-maps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic_after.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Misaligned sections of LC map (note the caption ) were corrected by digitally stretching the sections of the image to line up with each other.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now this old map looks like new again! 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