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Author: T. de Bry
Year/Period: 1593
| Size: | Inches: | 36 x 30 |
| CM: | 90 x 75 |
Price: $779.99
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Description:
We suggest you to take a look at the artistic process shown step by step on the left side of this page or by clicking on the link available on the right side of the page you can see the video showing the entire artistic process. This map made by the Belgian cartographer de Bry in 1582 represents one of the first and nicest maps of the Caribbean area . Including all the area Including Florida, the Central America, part of Colombia and Venezuela, Cuba, S.Domingo, Puerto Rico and big part of the Isles known at that time in that area, For example Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Bahamas, Dominica,Jamaica,Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Island, Martinique , Trinidad and Tobago
Engraving Information:
This artistic reproduction of a vintage map was made using modern graphic procedures, but obtaining the results found in the antique copperplate engraving technique, as one can easily find out by lightly rubbing his/her finger on the map. This map, which is an exact reproduction of the original antique, is printed on cotton paper panels which are glued and mounted on a cotton cloth background "a stacchi" (slightly separated from each other), in order to allow for folding and easier transport. Finally, map is water-colored by hand making it a truly unique piece, worthy of the original old print.
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