Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/George Washington's map of the Ohio River region

Original - George Washington's map of the Ohio River and surrounding region with notes on French intentions, 1753 or 1754.

Reason: A historic map not just because of who made it, but because it documents the beginning of the French and Indian War. Washington worked as a surveyor in his youth, so he was capable of producing this himself and the source attributes it directly to him. Restored version of Image:Washington Pennsylvania Map.jpg.
Articles this image appears in: Battle of Jumonville Glen, George Washington in the French and Indian War, French and Indian War
Creator: George Washington

Support as nominator --Durova^Charge! 19:23, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Question/Comment Presumably those are George Washingtons creases, which adds to the EV of the image, but they are also somewhat distracting. Whats the concensus on removing them in these old documents? --Uncle Bungle (talk) 20:56, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- It depends on the document and the quality of the digitized file. Often (such as here) there are technical constraints to consider. If you'd like to try your hand I'd be glad to send you the interim .tif. Durova^Charge! 21:20, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose the original is better.--Caspian blue (talk) 12:26, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Would you support the unrestored version? Durova^Charge! 05:53, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - I did not mean that the original is okay to be a Featured picture as it is. However it could be one if the tone and hue are adjusted and the folded line is removed by editing with photoshop. The current version looks like a printed by an old xerox photocopier.--Caspian blue (talk) 03:04, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose I think that the crease is too distracting. -- mcshadypl ^T ^C 06:22, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I prefer original version on this one. M.K. (talk) 21:11, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 10:10, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]