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Message:: [QUOTE="mirana, post: 9929076, member: 79705"]Former(ish) framer here. Do you mean a float mount on top of the mat, in order to show the complete edge of your map? That's certainly an option. It can be done with acid-free, museum mount tape, but I would strongly suggest you either mount it straight to a plain acid free white (undyed) museum-grade board as your full mat, or else have it mounted to that plain board, and then that board mounted to the top of the color mat (Or the color mat cut to frame the mounted map). You don't want any potential color transfer. Any frame shop you talk to can do this for you. They will also mount it in either a shadowbox or with spacers to keep the art from touching the glass. Your other option is the mount in under a cut mat as normal, but if you don't want the white beveled edge to show, then you can ask for a "reverse bevel" to hide it. This mount style will hide at least 1/16 to 1/8" of the edge of your map. I'm the first person to want the darkest mats on my art, but with antique prints it may be too much of a contrast to go very dark, given how their pigment is typically lighter. If darker is preferred, then match to the darkest darks in the piece (and they may not be that dark!). I think in this case a lighter or mid-tone might be best. Your framer can show you what the options are.[/QUOTE]