*** Handmade and dispatched locally! *** I print, frame and make old maps all around the world. I will make your map locally and deliver locally with your normal post or courier service. This means your map will usually arrive in 2-3 working days and ensures your map gets to you in perfect condition. (Plus, it reduces CO2 emissions by not flying old maps half way around the world!) *** Map personalisation *** This map can be personalised to make it truly unique. I will add a short message to the map that perfectly blends in. This is perfect for anniversaries, housewarmings, leaving gifts, and more. Please add this product to your basket before you checkout: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1257156692/map-personalisation-add-on-item-please. Get in touch if you want to discuss an unusual or complex personalisation. have personalised thousands of maps over the years - I can almost certainly help you. *** Intro *** Established in 1984, the Unique Maps Co. sources the world's finest and rarest old maps from libraries and private collections around the world. I restore the maps in my workshop and then reproduce, customise and frame them to suit my customers' needs. I guarantee that you cannot find higher quality maps anywhere else. *** About this map *** This is a very fine example of one of the first printed maps of Tartary - what the Europeans called Russia, Siberia, Central Asia and China for hundreds of years. It was published by Dutch mapmaker Abraham Ortelius in his 1584 edition of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum - the most important collection of world maps of the 16th century. This map was originally handcoloured almost exactly 450 years ago and has been lovingly restored by The Unique Maps Co. Beyond Tartary, this map is also one of the first to show Japan and some of North America - though their shapes are barely recognisable! This is the first ever published map to show California. Back in 1584, Europe's understanding of the world beyond the Caspian Sea was fairly limited. Though, despite the rather unusual landforms, you can see that many towns are quite accurately named and placed. Take a look at some of the detailed product images to see if you can spot your hometown! Or get in touch if you want to confirm if a certain location is visible on this map. This map looks amazing at all sizes, from 12x16 inches (30x40cm) to 16x20 inches (40x50cm) and 18x24 (45x60cm). It looks truly beautiful at larger sizes like 24x36 inches (60x90cm) and beyond. I can print this map at sizes up to 90 inches wide - 230cm. The model in the listing images is holding the 24x18 inch (60x45cm) version of this map. I also have a map, also by Ortelius, that shows a zoomed in view of Russia, Moscow and the western parts of Tartary: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1036794463/old-map-of-russia-and-tartary-1584-by This map would make a perfect gift for someone from Russia or one of the countries shown on this map, or perhaps someone who has travelled across Central Asia. It would look great as wall art on your own walls! It's a beautiful piece of wall art that would make a good housewarming gift. You can order the map itself, or you can order a framed version. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that really makes our maps pop out when on a wall. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame, or if you'd like to frame one of the larger map sizes. We use super-clear acrylic (perspex/acrylite) in our frames - it's less reflective than glass and better for transport. My museum-quality maps are printed on acid free archival paper with Epson ultrachrome giclée inks. *** CANVAS MAP INFO *** Some of my maps are available as canvas prints. These are 'box canvases' - the map is printed on canvas, and then stretched over a wooden frame. They come with brackets on the back and are 'ready to hang'. My maps look fantastic when printed on canvas, but please note that canvas reduces the sharpness of my maps. So, for example, a small label might be legible on paper, but too small to read on a canvas map. Generally, most of my maps should be fully legible at 24x36 inches (60x90cm). But please get in touch if you want me to check if a specific label will be legible.