Who Is
Alastair?
Curator's flat lay of maps and papers
Archive Plate№ 15Archive Growth
Research Center · History

Twenty years of
quiet documentation.

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How the archive has grown from its original launch in 2006 through recovery, restoration, and into forthcoming editions.

Archive Entries · 2006 → 2026
A steady, deliberate line.
'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24'26
Archive Milestones

Editions and turning points

  1. 20064 entries Original Launch
    The archive begins with a small hand-kept list.
  2. 200922 entries Second Edition
    The collection doubles, then doubles again.
  3. 201468 entries Correspondence Begins
    Readers begin submitting Alastairs of their own.
  4. 2019141 entries Original Website Lost
    Hosting quietly disappears; the archive survives in notebooks.
  5. 2024210 entries Recovered Archive
    Re-verification of surviving entries begins.
  6. 2026247 entries Modern Restoration
    The third edition is released in its current form.
  7. Future Future Editions
    The archive is intended to continue.