This would be a fun craft to do with the kids.
This is a very simple old world map but projected in a very unusual star shape. Antique World Map from 1689 – Gerard van SchagenĪnother gorgeous illustrated antique world map from a Dutch cartographer.All the elements of fire, water, air and earth are also represented. I love all the fabulous illustrations around the edge of this map, including some of the ancient wonders of the world such as the pyramids and the Colossus of Rhodes. There is a lot more going on than just countries and continents in this very old world map painting. Blaeu’s is very highly thought of by map historians and some of his maps were featured in the works of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer of Delft. This ancient world map was painted in 1635 by William Bleau. Antique World Map From 1635 – Williem Bleau.
ANTIQUE OR VINTAGE WINE MAPS PDF
To download the maps just click on the Map title link and a PDF of the map will automatically download to your device. The PDF downloaded maps will be of a higher resolution than the images below.
ANTIQUE OR VINTAGE WINE MAPS HOW TO
Lauren of Bless’er House has a great tutorial on how to display oversized vintage maps. Many of these cartographers were fabulous artists too.Īs some of these antique world maps are beautifully illustrated, I think they would look fabulous as wall art. Not only were these antique world maps very similar to the ones of today, but they were also beautifully illustrated. Just shows what an amazing job the cartographers from the past did with minimal technology. It amazes me how the shape of an antique world map from the 1600s is not vastly different from the modern world map. There is nothing like looking at antique world maps to spark the imagination of those with wanderlust. Printable Free Antique World Maps For You To Download