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Ancient map of the World after Ptolemy, 1482

SKU:  187898

Ancient map of the World after Ptolemy, 1482

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In the 15th century, Nicholas Germanus (Latinized as Donnus Nicolaus Germanus) and Johannes Schnitzer were renowned cartographers and woodcut engravers. They collaborated on several maps, including a world map that appeared in Leinhart Holle's 1482 edition of Nicolaus Germanus's emendations to Jacobus Angelus's 1406 Latin translation of Maximus Planudes's late-13th-century rediscovered Greek manuscripts of Ptolemy's 2nd-century Geography.

This world map is significant as it represents a combination of various geographical and cartographic knowledge from different sources at the time. It was based on Ptolemy's work, which was a highly influential ancient Greek treatise on geography. Jacobus Angelus's translation and Nicolaus Germanus's emendations aimed to make Ptolemy's work more accessible to a wider audience during the Renaissance period.

Johannes Schnitzer, as the woodcut engraver, would have been responsible for carving the intricate details of the map onto wooden blocks for printing. This collaboration between Germanus and Schnitzer resulted in a visually appealing and informative map.

The map from Leinhart Holle's 1482 edition represents the known world of that time, featuring continents, countries, cities, bodies of water, and other geographic features. It reflects the understanding of geography during the 15th century and provides insights into the state of cartography during the Renaissance period.

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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