Collection: Map Cartouche Collection

Parent Map: Africa Ex magna orbis terrae descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris desumpta, Studio & industria G.M. Iunioris.

Title: Cartouche, 1633, Africa Ex magna orbis terrae descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris desumpta, Studio & industria G.M. Iunioris.

Date Produced: 1633

Date Published: 1633

Language: Latin

Description: Title cartouche with a strapwork design and embellished with garlands and fruit. Two satyrs are featured at the top of the cartouche and the map scale is worked into the design at the bottom.

Cartouche Elements: Strapwork, Fruit, Garlands, Animals, Mythical, Satyrs

Subjects: Cartouches, Ornamental (Decorative arts) · Strapwork · Fruit · Garlands · Satyrs (Greek mythology) · Animals, Mythical