Hello Amanda, if the map is in good condition have you thought about
using blue print hanging racks?  this website should give you a
example of them http://www.bigblueprinthanger.com/racks.htm  It may
even help inspire some different more secure method of display.


On 3/23/07, Amanda Thompson Dyer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello All:
>
> Does anyone have any helpful suggestions on how to store large format 2-D
> materials? I'm specifically wondering about a map that is 5' x 3.5'. Being a
> county history museum and not an art museum, the map  is larger than any of
> our standard sized flat file cabinets and we can't afford any custom cabinets
> for this purpose. And of course, being eternally crunched for space, we don't
> really have horizontal space large enough to house a 5' map that isn't already
> being used for something else. I've thought about rolling, as well as making
> one fold to get the map in question in the flat file cabinet, but neither option
> sounds that great to me. Any ideas?
>
> I'm also wondering about how to store large maps of the pull-down variety,
> that still have the wooden dowel attached at one or both ends. Should I store
> them the same as above?
>
> Thanks!
> Amanda Thompson Dyer
> Curator
> Bell County Museum
>
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