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  • detail of the map from the centre
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Ancient map of Ceylon, Sri Lanka, Or Tapobrana, 1574

SKU:  189587

Ancient map of Ceylon, Sri Lanka, Or Tapobrana, 1574

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 Map of Ceylon, Sri Lanka, or Tapobrana it's a cartographic work created by the German cartographer Sebastian Münster in 1574. The map depicts the island of Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka), also known in ancient times as Taprobane or Tapobrana. The map was part of Münster's edition of Claudius Ptolemy's "Geographia," published in 1540 and later reissued with updated maps in 1574.

Claudius Ptolemy was a Greek geographer, mathematician, and astronomer who lived in the 2nd century AD. His "Geographia" is a significant work in the history of cartography as it compiled geographic knowledge from various ancient sources and provided coordinates for thousands of locations around the known world.

Sebastian Münster, a prominent Renaissance cartographer took Ptolemy's geographical data and created updated maps based on the contemporary knowledge of the time. In his 1574 edition, he included a map specifically depicting the island of Ceylon, which was known by the names Taprobane and Tapobrana in the classical period.

The Map of Ceylon likely portrayed the island's coastline, rivers, mountains, cities, and other notable geographic features known at the time. 

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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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