Antique Map Old World Brown Wall Tapestry 100-200 Inches Wide Claudius Ptolemy

Claudius Ptolemy

A Castle built for a King of France in 1510 with 440 rooms and 365 fireplaces

eldest daughter of James I of Scotland kisses the poet Alain Chartier's lips for the beautiful things they had said - "la praecieuse bouche de laquelle sont issus et sortis tant de bons mots et vertueses sentences

The colors of the wall covering depicts warm organically abstract leaves in earth tones

The varying colors of green

Antique Map Old World Brown Wall Tapestry 100-200 Inches Wide Claudius PtolemyOld world cartographers made map making an art form. Here a fine work of art has been translated into textile form. It features the work of Henricus Hondius II, a Dutch engraver, cartographer, and publisher. Initially produced in 1630, this design displays portraits of Julius Caesar, Claudius Ptolemy, Jodocus Hondius, Henricus' father, and Gerardus Mercator. On the map, we also see the four elements of earth, fire, air, and water in all their glory.