Name 1
VITRINA EXPOSITORA
Name 2
SHOWCASE
ID number
001.211.Almadén
Manager / Administrator
Javier Carrasco Milara, Cerco San Teodoro, s/n. Almadén (Ciudad Real)
Ownership
Public
Institution
Minas de Almadén y Arrayanes, S.A
Local / Original ID Number
001.001.003.151
Type of Object
Mine

Description

Short description
This showcase exhibits a replica of the plan “Longitudinal section along the axes of the main tunnels and their expansion. Criadero San Nicolás and Hastial Norte.” These plans were used to control the monthly production in each pit of the mine; in this case in the month of October 1897
Measures
0.70×1.18m.
Materials
Coloured cardboard
Dating
1897 (original)
Author / Producer
Ambrosio Carmona (delineante de Minas de Almadén)
Illustrations
Original use
Production control
Present use
Historical Archive of the Almadén Mines
Original location
Hall of plans
Present location
Historical Archive of the Almadén Mines

STATE OF CONSERVATION

History of conservation:
"Good, restored in 2009
Making of conservation sheets with photographs from the start, during the process and at the end.
Treatment carried out: physical and chemical cleaning eliminating stains, consolidation and smoothing, removal of cracks and tears, reintegration of lost areas and lamination, on both sides (stains could not be completely removed).
Deposited in metal horizontal sheets in the Historical Archive of the Almadén Mines"
Present state
good
Necessary activities:

DOCUMENTATION

Addresses /collections/links etc. where further in-depth information is accessible:
www.parqueminerodealmaden.es
Submitted
AYUNTAMIENTO ALMADEN
Submitted by
Alicia Escudero & Águeda Moyano
Date Submitted
2. 5. 2022
Date Edited
Never