Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library
The Map Maker in a Changing World. The wax-engraved plate goes into an electrotype bath where a thin shell of copper is deposited by electrolysis, making a reverse image in relief of the engraved patch. Leo Sealy is examining the electrotype.
Wide World Photos, Inc. · [ca. April 1942]
[Information from item housing] Map & Mapmaking
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