I am sufficiently intrigued by one point in Velma Parker's thorough
response on cataloguing copper printing plates to ask a question.
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Edition: If there is an edition statement we would record it. If we
know that the plate had been amended as evidenced by its condition, we
might try to establish which state it was if we had enough
information. But this would require an examination of the maps
printed from that plate and may not be possible. In the latter case,
a note could be made that the plate had been amended with perhaps an
indication of which areas are affected.
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My question is this. If successive states of a copper plate are
formed by a sequence of alterations to the engraved information, in
what circumstances could a copper plate be found in any state other
than the latest state?
Andrew Cook
Dr Andrew S Cook
Map Archivist, India Office Records
The British Library
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London NW1 2DB
United Kingdom
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