Historic Map - Venice Italy - Baedeker 1886 - 23 x 32.54 - Vintage Wall Art
Historic Map - Venice Italy - Baedeker 1886 - 23 x 32.54 - Vintage Wall Art
Product Number: SKU:ITVE0001-2
Map Print Size: 23.00 x 32.54
Metric Map Print Size: 58.42 X 82.65
Shipping: print gets shipped rolled
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Description
Old Italy Map - Venice - Wagner 1886 - This is an exquisite full-color Reproduction printed on high-quality gloss paper, art paper or canvas.
Print Size: 23.00 x 32.54 inches58.42 X 82.65cm
Sites and Townships Specific To This Map Are: Venice.
The following towns are featured: a German firm that specialized in providing maps guidebooks maps for travelers, Wagner & Debes was published by Karl Baedeker in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Eduard Wagner founded the firm as a lithographic press in Darmstadt in 1835. In 1839, Baedeker gave a contract to Wagner for a regular supply of maps for his increasingly popular guidebooks. Driven by Baedeker∆s growth, the firm expanded steadily for the next several decades. In 1872, when Baedeker moved from Koblenz to Leipzig, Wagner also relocated. At the time of the move, Eduard∆s son Heinrich took over the business from his father. In Leipzig, he joined forces with Ernst Debes, a noted cartographer from the firm of Justus Perthes in Gotha, to form H. Wagner & E. Debes. In addition to its work for Baedeker, the firm published atlases and wall maps, especially for use in schools. This 1880s map of Venice is typical of the high-quality maps produced by the company
SKU: ITVE0001
Original Maps are often difficult to find and usually have fold lines, identifying stamps or markings, tears, ragged edges, and assorted other natural signs of age that detract from their beauty. All of our maps have been professionally restored to depict their original beauty, while keeping all historical data intact.
These maps are fabulous pieces of history full of information useful to Historians, Genealogists, Cartographers, Relic Hunters, & Others. They make fascinating conversation pieces and splendid works of art for the home or office. -
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Print Quality Details
Giclée Printing Process
“A giclée (zhee-clay) reproduction is the closest duplication of an original artwork that is humanly or technically achievable. We have used the giclee printing process on both the Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper and the Cotton Canvas options to create truly magnificent map prints, the quality of which is recognized by museums and galleries around the world. Read more about Giclee Prints here.
Glossy Satin Photo Quality
This is a very high quality, photo-grade, 7 mil thick paper. It is considered a "matte" finish, however it does have a slight sheen to it. It is a very nice paper and produces extremely attractive maps.
Matte Art Paper
This archival fine-art media has the look and feel of old-world handmade paper and is great for producing sharp, accurate reproductions. The Giclee process, combined with a 12 mil thick paper, creates magnificent historical maps guaranteed not to fade, yellow, or crack for more than 100 years. The quality of these matte-finish maps is recognized by museums and galleries around the world.
Matte Canvas
Ideal for framing, the poly/cotton blend archival-grade canvas will satisfy even the most discriminating taste. This canvas has a medium gloss finish, and after printing via the Giclee process, your historical maps are guaranteed not to fade, yellow, or crack for more than 100 years. The result is truly magnificent and ideal for those seeking the look and feel of an actual painting.
Print Size: 23.00 x 32.54 inches58.42 X 82.65cm
Sites and Townships Specific To This Map Are: Venice.
The following towns are featured: a German firm that specialized in providing maps guidebooks maps for travelers, Wagner & Debes was published by Karl Baedeker in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Eduard Wagner founded the firm as a lithographic press in Darmstadt in 1835. In 1839, Baedeker gave a contract to Wagner for a regular supply of maps for his increasingly popular guidebooks. Driven by Baedeker∆s growth, the firm expanded steadily for the next several decades. In 1872, when Baedeker moved from Koblenz to Leipzig, Wagner also relocated. At the time of the move, Eduard∆s son Heinrich took over the business from his father. In Leipzig, he joined forces with Ernst Debes, a noted cartographer from the firm of Justus Perthes in Gotha, to form H. Wagner & E. Debes. In addition to its work for Baedeker, the firm published atlases and wall maps, especially for use in schools. This 1880s map of Venice is typical of the high-quality maps produced by the company
SKU: ITVE0001
Original Maps are often difficult to find and usually have fold lines, identifying stamps or markings, tears, ragged edges, and assorted other natural signs of age that detract from their beauty. All of our maps have been professionally restored to depict their original beauty, while keeping all historical data intact.
These maps are fabulous pieces of history full of information useful to Historians, Genealogists, Cartographers, Relic Hunters, & Others. They make fascinating conversation pieces and splendid works of art for the home or office.
Giclée Printing Process
“A giclée (zhee-clay) reproduction is the closest duplication of an original artwork that is humanly or technically achievable. We have used the giclee printing process on both the Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper and the Cotton Canvas options to create truly magnificent map prints, the quality of which is recognized by museums and galleries around the world. Read more about Giclee Prints here.
Glossy Satin Photo Quality
This is a very high quality, photo-grade, 7 mil thick paper. It is considered a "matte" finish, however it does have a slight sheen to it. It is a very nice paper and produces extremely attractive maps.
Matte Art Paper
This archival fine-art media has the look and feel of old-world handmade paper and is great for producing sharp, accurate reproductions. The Giclee process, combined with a 12 mil thick paper, creates magnificent historical maps guaranteed not to fade, yellow, or crack for more than 100 years. The quality of these matte-finish maps is recognized by museums and galleries around the world.
Matte Canvas
Ideal for framing, the poly/cotton blend archival-grade canvas will satisfy even the most discriminating taste. This canvas has a medium gloss finish, and after printing via the Giclee process, your historical maps are guaranteed not to fade, yellow, or crack for more than 100 years. The result is truly magnificent and ideal for those seeking the look and feel of an actual painting.