Message-Id: <mailto:199510242133.QAA05663@library.wustl.edu> Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 17:28:49 -0400 From: Judi Zidar <mailto:jzidar@NALUSDA.GOV> Subject: Re: color scanners To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
> a local historical society asked me
>about color flatbed scanners for old maps. The size would have to accomodate
>maps as large as 36" by 48". Does anybody know of a source? Baton Rouge is
>just too tiny to sell such a rarified item. Thanks
>Merle Suhayda
>LSU
>Hill Memorial Library
>Electronic Imaging Lab.
>Baton Rouge LA 70803
You might look into the large-format scanners used for architectural and engineering drawings and E-size maps. They come in b&w and also in color, with a range of resolutions. They handle up to about 35 by 45, and your 36 by 48's might just make it. Sept 1994 Imaging Magazine mentions (p. 58) ANA Tech (303-973-6722) and Vidar (1-800-471-7226) as having such scanners, ranging in price from $15,000 to $65,000. I'm sure there are others on the market, too. Good luck!
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