Margins appear replaced - ie the map has been trimmed to the printed edge and then laid on to a new margin. The very top right corner shows some signs of repair to the border. The map is not flat and therefore does not appear to have been laid down on card or board, however it is impossible to tell whether the map has been laid on to a full sheet of paper or whether just the margins have been replaced. The right hand side of the map adjacent to the border (North Sea) is a little darkened and dust marked. The right hand half of the map is a different colour shade to the left side (see image).

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