Art Wall N.I. Piscator 'Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula' Gallery-Wrapped Canvas Artwork, 32 by 48-Inch

N.I. Piscator 'Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula' gallery-wrapped canvas is a high-quality set elevating cartography to art. An example of Dutch cartography's Golden Age, this map not only renders a three dimensional world on a two dimensional surface but contains magnificent images of Julius Caesar, Claudius Ptolemy, Jodocus Hondius, Gerard Mercator, the four elements and the goddess Europa. Cartography (from Greek ?, khartes = papyrus (paper) and graphein = to write) is the study and practice of making maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.