Continuing the When Every Piece Counts-The Fragment Project Series, this blog takes a step back and focus more on the nature of the fragments and where most of them are coming from.
For over a decade, scientists at the Library have been using sealed, low-oxygen anoxic display encasements for the concurrent exhibition and preservation of iconic objects. The Library currently maintains two of these exhibition encasements for displaying iconic maps by Abel Buell and Martin Waldseemüller.