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BIG news coming, but a sneak peak at a recent project at @thejohnrylands.bsky.social - the 1546 Mappemonde has been under some close scrutiny! New #imaging means the original 43mp image is now an astonishing *552 megapixels* the detail is extraordinary!

#map #heritageimaging #RHIL #conservation

Our former CWI colleague Francien Bossema in front of a scanner.

🥇 Francien Bossema wins the 2025 KHMW Thesis Award for Interdisciplinary Research for her PhD work at CWI - combining maths, imaging & cultural heritage.

She now works at @UniLeiden.

Award ceremony on 9 July at KHMW:
🔗 edu.nl/ka94p

#KHMW #PhD #interdisciplinaryresearch #heritageimaging