Summer 2023

OnAim Conservation was hired to stabilize, conserve, and restore a map of the Atlantic theater in the Captain’s Cabin in the USS Texas. This map, which date estimations place it post 1944, was painted over in white sometime after 1966. It was then discovered by accident around 2000 due to some of the white paint starting to flake off. Conservation efforts started in the Summer of 2022, stabilizing the map in its current state. 

After stabilization, the ship was moved into dry dock to start its major restoration work. OnAim continued work on the map in 2023, slowly removing the remaining white layer of paint which revealed some exciting discoveries.  

OnAim completed the paint infill restoration with the help of Kati Ozanic, a local painter, teacher, and artistic director. Using the newly unearthed original sections and historical maps from the era as guides, the map’s missing sections were restored. Finally, OnAim applied a varnish to protect the map for future generations to experience.

Learn more about this project in our blog post Unearthing and Restoring a Map of the Atlantic Theater on the USS Texas.