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Ancient map of Polus Antarcticus, 1657

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Ancient map of Polus Antarcticus, 1657

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Jan Janssonius' 1657 map Polus Antarcticus is a historic map of the southern polar region. It was one of the earliest maps to provide a detailed representation of the Antarctic continent, which was then largely unexplored and unknown to Europeans.

The map was based on the earlier work of Dutch cartographer Willem Blaeu, who had produced a similar map of the southern hemisphere in 1606. Janssonius improved upon Blaeu's work by incorporating new information from the voyages of explorers such as Abel Tasman and James Cook, as well as from Jesuit missionary Father Luis de Valdivia, who had conducted surveys of the southern skies from his base in Chile.

The map includes detailed depictions of the Antarctic coastline, as well as the surrounding oceans and neighboring continents. It also features ornate decorative elements, including a large compass rose, decorative cartouches, and a border of sea monsters and sailing ships.

Janssonius' map was a significant achievement in the history of cartography, and it played an important role in advancing knowledge of the southern polar region. It was widely used by explorers and navigators in the centuries that followed, and it remains an important artifact of early modern European exploration and mapmaking.

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Materials

Cotton canvas, matte photo paper, fine art paper, pigmented inks.

  • The canvas it's 99 % cotton, 450 gr/sqm;
  • The matte photo paper it's acid-free (archival paper), 190 gr/sqm;
  • The fine art photo paper it's satinated (semi-glossy), 140 gr/sqm.

Shipping & Returns

Dispatching time: 1-2 days.

* AirMail option: The orders will be sent by priority registered mail, usually via client National Post (USPS, Canada Post, Royal Mail, LaPoste, Deutsche Post, PostNL, etc). The delivery times are not guaranteed, sometimes it will take longer and these are beyond our control. Tracking number will be provided. Clients from US and Canada cannot track the parcels as the tracking numbers are not rolled in USPS and Canada Post systems.

* UPS standard: The orders will be sent with UPS expedited option. The delivery time it's between 5-11 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

* UPS express: : The orders will be sent with UPS express saver. The delivery time it's between 4-7 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

Framing tips

Both type of materials, paper and canvas prints come rolled and will be need to be taken to your local framers.

The image it's printed with a border of 0.6 " (1.5 cm), for framing purposes only.

If you have already a frame, be sure you send us the exact size of the print that will fit inside the frame. We're printing on vectorial plotters so the size could slightly be more or less with 0.4" (1 cm).

If you plan to have the canvas print stretched on wooden frame, you'll need additional border, so please let us know after placing the order.

The images above was cropped from the image at the biggest size available (keeping the best quality and aspect /ratio), so, for good details please choose biggest dimensions that will suit your preferences / space.

Care Instructions

The print media (canvas or photo paper) could be cleaned only with a dry, soft cloth.

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