Feature Points
- VINTAGE MAP REPRODUCTION: You’ll love this high quality historic reproduction of 1565 World 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. This beautiful artwork is a perfect addition to your themed decor. Vintage maps look great in the home, study or office. They make a perfect gift as well.
- MUSEUM QUALITY: This high quality map print will be a great addition to your vintage-themed wall. 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. When framed, this map looks absolutely stunning.
- A LOOK BACK AT HISTORY: This is an impressive, historic reproduction of 1565 Vintage World Map Poster. A true piece of history. See our product description section for more fascinating information about this historic 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 vintage maps and we know you will too.
Additional Information
Produced and published by Venetian engraver and painter Ferrando Bertelli, this renaissance work is a genuine piece of cartographical history, and one of the earliest depictions go the entire globe. Bertelli was active for nearly five decades, and his distinctive style and unique aesthetic distinguish this work as a classic depiction from the renaissance era. This period of enlightenment, modernization, and transition was associated with significant social change throughout Europe. Bertelli’s ornate flourishes, including sailing vessels and used various colors to distinguish land and sea, were remarkable for the period and immediately transport the viewer back in time, creating an indelible bond between the past and present.
This work was donated to the Library of Congress by well-known American businessman and Philanthropist Lessing J. Rosenwald in 1979 at the direction of his estate. Lessing’s private collection held thousands of rare antiquities, including maps, paintings, books, and the “Giant Bible of Mainz,” which has been on permanent display at the entrance to the Library of Congress since Rosenwald’s donation in 1951.
The renaissance period is considered one of the most important for cartographic history as scientific advances, classical mapping techniques, and expanding trade routes allowed engravers greater access to geographical data combined with advances in mathematics changed the fundamental concept of the map. As maps became more accurate, explorers were able to travel further and discover new regions. Advances in printing techniques also allowed greater access to physical maps, spurring their production and distribution across Europe and North America.
Our museum quality giclee print comes printed with archival ink on premium heavyweight matte paper. This eye-catching vintage map reproduction print makes the perfect gift for anyone that loves history and imagery.
