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Author: Wilhelm Blaeu
Year/Period: 1635
| Size: | Inches: | 43 x 33 |
| CM: | 110 x 83 |
Price: $479.99
SKU: ASI 2
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Description:
Wilhelm Blaeu " Janszoon " (Amsterdam 1571 - 1638 )
The title cartouche is decorated with turbaned heads at each end. Two Ottoman vessels are shown in a naval engagement with a foreign vessel. A man in local costume is shown next to the scale ruler.The map extends from theAegean to Euphrates river in the east and includes Cyprus and part of Crete.
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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