• presentation of the map reproduction without a frame
  • detail of the map from the centre
  • detail of the map from the centre left
  • detail of the map from the top left corner
  • detail of the map from the bottom left corner
  • detail of the map from the top right corner
  • detail of the map from the bottom right corner
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Old map of Columbia, Ecuador, Venezuela, British, Dutch and French Guiana, 1901

SKU:  195195

Old map of Columbia, Ecuador, Venezuela, British, Dutch and French Guiana, 1901

€60,98 EUR
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The 1901 map Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador; British, Dutch, and French Guiana is a striking example of early twentieth-century cartographic publishing by the American mapmaker George Franklin Cram (1842–1928), whose firm was renowned for producing widely distributed and affordable atlases in the United States. Cram’s maps from this period combined geographic detail with clear political boundaries, reflecting both the increasing standardization of mapmaking and the commercial appeal of beautifully colored prints designed for atlases and reference works.

This particular sheet, originally included in a Cram atlas published in 1901, covers the northern portion of South America from the Caribbean coast inland to the Andean foothills, including the newly independent republics of Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador, as well as the colonial territories of British Guiana, Dutch Guiana (Suriname), and French Guiana. The map situates cities, rivers, and frontier lines with a precision and clarity typical of Cram’s work, and often includes an inset showing the Galapagos Islands to complete the regional picture.

The political context of the era is implicitly present in the delineation of boundaries. At the turn of the twentieth century, tensions over border disputes—such as those between Venezuela and British Guiana—were prominent in diplomatic circles, and maps played a role in how governments and the public perceived territorial claims. Although the Paris Arbitral Award of 1899 had formally defined much of the boundary between Venezuela and British Guiana, issues surrounding those borders remained contentious into the twentieth century

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.

* Standard shipping fee: 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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