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Other Volunteer Activities
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Conserving Plans and Maps
November 2010 - ongoing
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When the former project was coming close to its end, Werner Pottier
asked the volunteers whether they would like to start on a new
project at the city archives. As the volunteers feel so integrated
in the team of the Felixarchives they accepted immediately. (They
have previously participated in a visit to the Brugge City archives,
and were invited to the New Years dinner amongst other things.)
Today the files of all public works in the City are kept in big
dossiers, with the architectural maps, blueprints and designs all
folded up into A4 formats. This is not very good for conservation.
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How the documents had previously been stored. |
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With computers it is now possible to link all maps, plans and other
documents pertaining to a tender by number. The file registers
will be dismantled and the maps, plans and blueprints will be packed
separately in a conservation friendly way. It is
an enormous project that will take us several years to
complete. The work is very similar to that of the iconographic
collection. We have to measure the maps and plans, add a prefix to
the existing inventory numbers, check the description and pack these
architectural documents (per 10) in acid free folders.
(A0, A1, A2, A3 and A4 formats) |
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So far we have seen all the architectural plans of the former
Nederlandse Schouwburg, which used to be opposite the Roosevelt
Plaats. It was demolished to make way for a car park. We've also
seen plans of city's school buildings with designs of the facades,
details of the school benches, blackboards, cupboards, etc.
There were some beautiful designs of street pole lanterns, maps
of new streets and maps of re-arrangements of streets.
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Above: Plans for school desks.
Right: Plans for the school blackboards. |
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Left: Plans for a school gym.
Above: Plans for the stairs on the south promenade of the Schelde. |
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Right: Well prepared, with all the necessary examples, Werner
Pottier explained the content of our new project. |
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Right: The volunteers listen carefully to Werner.
Below left: Some of the volunteers.
Below right: working on the plans |
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