This paper stems from a conservation research project of a Masters Degree Student in Textile Conservation at the Textile Conservation Centre (TCC), University of Southampton, England. The paper highlights technical challenges and solutions carried out in a silk map of England & Wales which was required for storage and study. The aims of treatment were to enhance the long-term preservation, while presenting it with an aesthetically acceptable form and allowing both sides of the textile to be examined and to be protected from damage through mishandling. The use of adhesives for consolidation of this fragile textile was a valid choice for its conservation since it could not be supported by traditional means. Moreover, it is important to consider an effective padded support as a fundamental part of the conservation treatment.