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Ancient map of Roman Empire, 1608

SKU:  190974

Ancient map of Roman Empire, 1608

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Romani Imperii Imago is a map of the Roman Empire published in 1608 by Abraham Ortelius. It is one of the first maps to show the extent of the Roman Empire at its height, and it is considered to be a masterpiece of cartography.

The map is oriented with north to the top. It shows the entire Mediterranean world, as well as parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa. The map is full of detail, including the names of cities, towns, rivers, and mountains. It also shows the major roads and trade routes of the empire. The map is color-coded, with different colors representing different provinces of the empire.

Abraham Ortelius was a Flemish cartographer and geographer. He is considered to be the "father of modern cartography". Ortelius was born in Antwerp in 1527. He studied law and philosophy at the University of Louvain. In 1558, he began publishing maps and atlases. His most famous work is the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, which was first published in 1570. The Theatrum Orbis Terrarum is considered to be the first modern atlas. Ortelius died in Antwerp in 1598.

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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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