Our optional hand-made, Teak Wood Magnetic Hanger makes this a perfect, one-stop solution for a complete gift or an expertly-made piece of wall art for your home or office! G.P. Finckh's version of Philip Apian's 1568 map, the first printed map of Bavaria, Engraved by Ainling. Apian's map of Bavaria is considered to be a pioneering monument of modern cartography. In 1554, Duke Albrecht of Bavaria ordered Philip Apian (son of the famous mathematician and cosmographer Peter Apian) to create a map of Bavaria for the Bairische Chronik of Johannes Aventinus written 1526 to 1533. For the next 7 years, Apian travelled through Oberbayern and Niederbayern, Oberpfalz, Archbishopric Salzburg and Bishopric Eichstatt, conducting survey of the landscape based on methods of trigonometry and triangulation, creating the first map of an entire country by this method. He then spent the next two years creating his masterwork, a 5 x 5 meter sized map in scale 1:45.000, which was later colored by Bartel Refinger. The map features a large vignette with a portrait of Maximilian I "The Great", the Elector of Bavaria (reigned, 1597-1651), widely considered to be the country's finest ruler. The arms of Bavaria, which are flanked by lions, occupy the upper-right corner of the map, above a view of Munich, while a view near the bottom of the map shows putti with an assortment of surveying equipment. An attractive holdover from Renaissance era cartography are the windheads which surround the map. A masterfully printed, museum-grade reproduction of an historical work. We using the finest available professional photo printer with archival inks and heavy, museum-grade, matte acid-free paper. Fits in a standard, widely available frame size or ready to simply tack onto a wall. Historic maps are expertly restored, eliminating distracting imperfections while preserving the minor flaws and marks that give these old charts character, while photographs and drawings are gently retouched and enhanced to look their best. Shipped within one business day of your order, rolled in a rigid mailing tube. Your satisfaction with your print is unconditionally guaranteed. Custom sizes available up to 24"X36". All custom size prints $48.00.