Modern World-antique map.
This map pays homage to cartographers and seafarers.

Yes, with this map you immediately feel like a seafarer yourself on a search for treasure.
Just take a look at it and you’ll want to sail off into the blue….

Of course, you must be wary of regions where danger could loom.
There you can see a giant octopus having a go at a ship, a giant snake waiting in the rear and a couple of other monsters.
A puffing Poseidon can be seen as well as some bare breasted mermaids.
An astrolabe is also depicted.
This was used to measure vertical angles in the heavens.
In European shipping Astrolabes were used mainly between the 15th and 17th centuries for navigation. They were the forerunners of the sextant.

Needless to say, the edges of the map are drawn as if they were frayed, tattered from long use, and torn in a few places.
At the lower edge, we find some clocks which indicate the time shift. These are framed by two fish which are snuggling up to them.

The prevailing wind direction and sea currents are shown by arrows.
The sea currents are divided into cold and warm.
On land, the mountains are elaborately drawn.
At the top edge, there are two small boxes in which 23 artistically tied knots are illustrated.
At the lower edge, we can see the Morse code, some standards and international flags.

In order to bring us back to reality, capital cities and international boundaries are recorded.
As is the maximum area of floating ice.

Size: 136 x 92
Matt, laminated, on 150g paper.