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A blueprint is a type of paper-based reproduction usually of a technical drawing, documenting an architecture or an engineering design. More generally, the term "blueprint" has come to be used to refer to any detailed plan. Various base materials have been used for blueprints. Paper was a common choice; for more durable prints linen was sometimes used, but with time, the linen prints would shrink slightly. To combat this problem, printing on imitation vellum and, later, polyester film (Mylar) was implemented.
Modern blueprint of the French galleon La Belle.
Contents
1 The blueprint process 2 Replacements for blueprints 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading
then washed away. This is a simple process for the reproduction of any light transmitting document. Engineers and architects drew their designs on cartridge paper; these were then traced on to tracing paper using indian ink for reproduction whenever needed.
See also
Architectural reprography Floor plan Whiteprint
References
1. ^ http://www.alternativephotography.com/wp/processes/historic-processes/forgotten-processes 2. ^ http://www.pslc.ws/macrog/work/blue.htm
Further reading
Page, Walter Hines; Page, Arthur Wilson (November 1915). "Man And His Machines: Electric Blue Printing Machine" (http://books.google.com/?id=09_Sr9emceQC&pg=PA113) . The World's Work: A History of Our Time XXXI : 113. http://books.google.com/?id=09_Sr9emceQC&pg=PA113. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
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