Feature Points
- HISTORIC PRINTS: You’ll love this high quality print of 2002 Zimbabwe Map Poster. Our museum quality prints are archival grade, which means it will look great and last without fading for over 100 years. Our print to order maps are made in the USA and each map is inspected for quality. Maps are great for education in the classroom. Maps also make for beautiful wall art in the home, study or office. A great gift for travelers or map enthusiasts.
- MUSEUM QUALITY: This high quality map print will be a great addition to your wall art or classroom. Don't waste money on cheap-looking, thin paper posters. We use thick, fine art print quality matte paper. Our professional’s choice matte paper displays artwork in high detail without glare. The color is vibrant and text is easy to read. Our maps can be pinned on the wall or framed for a stunning look.
- ACCURATE MAP: Our map prints are utilized by academics, business people, and others looking for accurate, detailed maps. See our product description section for more fascinating information about this map and its significance.
- READY TO FRAME: This print includes a 0.2 inch border for a perfect frame fit and look. Our maps are designed to fit easy-to-find standard frame sizes, saving you money from having to pay for a custom frame. Each map is inspected for quality and shipped in a rigid tube.
- HISTORIX: We love history and art. Sometimes old maps have tears, folds, separations and other blemishes. We digitally restore and enhance maps while keeping its historical character. All our maps are proudly made in the USA. Customers all over the world love our historic maps and we know you will too.
Additional Information
Zimbabwe is located in Southern Africa between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. Though it is landlocked, it remains a highly traveled tourist destination for its diverse ecology and distinctive culture. Zimbabwe's Iron Age began in the ninth century and was established by the Bantu people, who would go on to form the modern ethnic majority, the Shona. This map was produced by the United States Central Intelligence Agency, which keeps updated records of international boundaries and shifting geopolitical borders. These maps bear a distinctive aesthetic and unique minimal style that allows military and political leaders to develop and implement tailored policies and strategies.
By 2002, Zimbabwe had experienced considerable transformation following decades of authoritarian rule by President Robert Mugabe had allowed doe significant corruption in the federal government. Mugabe came to power in 1980 following a fifteen-year guerilla war by black nationalist forces and the government of Rhodesia. Mugabe's administration experienced numerous sanctions from Western nations for their policies, including land seizures that were implemented in an attempt to redistribute wealth from the minority land owners to minority groups who felt they had been underrepresented during the colonial eras of the past two centuries.
CIA maps were previously unavailable to the public and have become essential pieces of modern cartographical history that illustrate the evolution of international borders. This map shows the country in one of its periods of hardship before nearly a third of the residents fled due to an economic collapse that has influenced the country's politics since.
