{"title":"Old World Maps","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"1798-map-old-world-eastern-hemisphere-william-faden-print","title":"1798 Map of the Old World (Eastern Hemisphere) by William Faden","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos Display',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eWilliam Faden’s \u003ci\u003eOld World Eastern Hemisphere\u003c\/i\u003e (1798) presents Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia for classroom use. It shows Australia as a single, undivided landmass (Tasmania not yet separated) and omits New Zealand entirely. This reflects both the educational simplification of the \u003ci\u003eAtlas Minimus Universalis\u003c\/i\u003e and the timing of late 18th-century discoveries, which had not yet fully filtered into small school atlases.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos Display',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003eThis map is a reproduction of a historical map that is now in the public domain. It has been selected for its aesthetic appeal and historical interest and carefully restored and reproduced to preserve its original detail and character. There may be marks and fold lines visible, which add to the authentic look. The map is printed on your choice of 230gsm heavyweight coated paper with a matte finish or 350gsm canvas. 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It incorporates Cook’s Pacific surveys, America’s independence, and improved outlines of Africa, Asia, and Australia. Designed for schools, it reflects the Enlightenment ideal of geography as a scientific, civic, and imperial subject — a way to teach young Britons both navigation of the globe and awareness of their empire’s place in it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\"\u003eThis map is a reproduction of a historical map that is now in the public domain. It has been selected for its aesthetic appeal and historical interest and carefully restored and reproduced to preserve its original detail and character. There may be marks and fold lines visible, which add to the authentic look. The map is printed on your choice of 230gsm heavyweight coated paper with a matte finish or 350gsm canvas. Most old maps were printed on uncoated rag or wood pulp papers, so a matte finish best represents the original map.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Africa Map Art","offers":[{"title":"Matte 230gsm coated paper \/ 68 x 44cm","offer_id":47534365475038,"sku":null,"price":590.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Canvas 350gsm \/ 68 x 44cm","offer_id":49139146227934,"sku":null,"price":590.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0738\/9403\/5678\/files\/world-map-1798-faden-mercator.jpg?v=1791365082"},{"product_id":"1862-map-world-hemispheres-johnson-ward-print","title":"1862 Map of the World on Hemisphere Projection by Johnson \u0026 Ward","description":"\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eJohnson \u0026amp; Ward’s \u003ci\u003eMap of the World on Hemisphere Projection\u003c\/i\u003e (1862) presents the globe in two richly coloured hemispheres, designed for household use in the U.S. during the Civil War. It reflects mid-19th-century knowledge — accurate coastlines, expanding empires, a United States in turmoil, Africa’s unexplored interior — and embodies the decorative yet educational style of Johnson’s Family Atlas, which helped popularize geography in American homes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\"\u003eThis map is a reproduction of a historical map that is now in the public domain. It has been selected for its aesthetic appeal and historical interest and carefully restored and reproduced to preserve its original detail and character. There may be marks and fold lines visible, which add to the authentic look. The map is printed on your choice of 230gsm heavyweight coated paper with a matte finish or 350gsm canvas. 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Baur and Traugott Bromme is more than just a world map for merchants — it is a synthesis of exploration history, physical geography, and commercial geography. Issued just after the opening of the Suez Canal and on the eve of German unification, it presents an up-to-date, practical view of the globe with coastlines, colonies, ports, and trade routes highlighted. It reflects both the state of global geography before the Scramble for Africa and Germany’s growing interest in overseas commerce. By showing explorer routes across the hemispheres and including inset maps of winds and ocean currents, it taught users how the environment and exploration underpinned trade. It is both a didactic school tool and a practical commercial reference, perfectly embodying late-19th-century German geography’s blend of science and commerce.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\"\u003eThis map is a reproduction of a historical map that is now in the public domain. It has been selected for its aesthetic appeal and historical interest and carefully restored and reproduced to preserve its original detail and character. There may be marks and fold lines visible, which add to the authentic look. The map is printed on your choice of 230gsm heavyweight coated paper with a matte finish or 350gsm canvas. 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It shows fragmentary coastlines, expedition tracks, and immense blank spaces, reflecting both the achievements of Scott, Ross, and Borchgrevink, and the vast unknowns that would soon be tackled by Shackleton, Amundsen, and Scott’s later expeditions. Produced by one of Europe’s premier map publishers, it was both a scientific record and a symbol of humanity’s unfinished quest to explore the last continent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\"\u003eThis map is a reproduction of a historical map that is now in the public domain. It has been selected for its aesthetic appeal and historical interest and carefully restored and reproduced to preserve its original detail and character. 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