Civil War Ornamental Font

jacunivac28 June 2009 · 06:47

I'm looking for a similar font to the one I have attached. I am restoring/recreating a map drawn after Sherman marched through Georgia during the Civil War. The damage to this old map originally printed on burlap is in such bad shape it can't be cleaned up and restored in Photoshop so I am recreating it. Fonts similar to Rosewood are close. I want to get as close as I can to this one without spending the enormous amount of time it would take to recreate/draw this in vector format.

Thanks for the help.

Jac

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Michael Yanega28 June 2009 · 09:35

With only one letter, you're not giving us much to use, but if you search at font sites using the keyword "Tuscan" you might find some similar styles. You could also try "Wood type", "Antique" or "Western" as search terms.

- Mike Yanega

Stephen Rapp28 June 2009 · 10:24

I would think it best to avoid Rosewood for this job simply because its used so much people would recognize it and this might give it a less authentic feel.

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