Antique map - Cape Horn (Tierra del Fuego) 1841
Poster sold unframed but easy to frame!
This poster is sold rolled up inside a rigid protective tube. Our sizes are standard and you will easily find a frame or poster hanger (magnetic poster holder) to suit your taste!
Description
Embark on a legendary maritime expedition to the ends of the inhabited world with this exceptional art re-edition of the official nautical chart titled The South-Eastern Part of Tierra del Fuego. Originally published in 1841 by the British Admiralty (Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty), this archival document of inestimable historical value traces the meticulous hydrographic surveys carried out by the famous captains Robert FitzRoy and Phillip Parker King between 1826 and 1836, during the scientific expeditions of the HMS Beagle (made famous by the presence of Charles Darwin on board). It is an absolute masterpiece for enthusiasts of maritime exploration, sailing ships, and vintage cartography.
The surgically precise layout maps one of the most feared and fascinating areas of global navigation: the extreme south of Tierra del Fuego and the mythical Cape Horn (Cape Horn). The chart offers a millimeter-accurate survey of a deeply indented coastline, highlighting Hoste Island, Navarino Island, the Staten Island (Staten Island) to the east, as well as the distant archipelago of the Diego Ramirez Islands to the southwest. The document incorporates a multitude of hydrographic data essential to the navigators of the time, including sounding figures, the location of currents, as well as two location insets detailing the safe havens of Goree Road and the Beagle Channel. The physical geography is magnified by superb coastal profiles drawn in relief on the horizon along the borders, allowing captains to identify the mountain silhouettes from the open sea.
This vintage chart of Cape Horn stands out for its technical and scientific aesthetic of rare elegance, typical of 19th-century copper engravings. The heart of the ocean is adorned with three large compass roses, graduated compasses allowing the calculation of magnetic declination. The lower right corner features a large official cartouche stamped with the seal of the Admiralty, surmounted by tables of chronometric longitude observations and essential geographical notes.
Carefully reprinted on high-quality paper, this superb monochrome black-and-white re-edition preserves the delicate cream patina and the purity of the original lines, establishing itself as a majestic wall decoration, ideal for bringing a spirit of adventure, history, and the high seas to the wall of a living room, office, or distinctive library.
Creative paper
For vintage paper posters, we use a natural-toned and textured, slightly grained, 200 gsm FSC®-certified fine art paper. We chose this paper for its durability and to preserve its vintage look: it is an uncoated paper, so the colors will have an "aged" appearance that stays true to the spirit of the original card.
If you would like to get an idea of how the printed result will look, which is always different from what you see on screen, please contact us and we will be happy to help! Rest assured that we will do our utmost to respond to your request as quickly as possible!
Shipping costs
For shipping, we use Colissimo by La Poste.
You can choose your Colissimo pickup point after paying for your order (you have 10 business days to collect your order).
We recommend choosing delivery to a pickup point, as you can select the one that suits you, to avoid being delivered to a pickup point you cannot choose if you are not home for a home delivery with Colissimo.
- Mainland France : €6 to a pickup point, €8 for home delivery without signature, €9 for home delivery with signature, free delivery to a pickup point on orders over €60
- Europe (Austria, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland): €12, free delivery on orders over €100
- United Kingdom: €18, free delivery on orders over €120
Manufacturing and delivery
For paper posters : we print to order in our workshop in Bordeaux.
- We prepare orders within 24 to 48 hours (Monday to Friday) after receipt of payment and hand over the packages on day 2/3. Colissimo then delivers within 3 to 4 days.
- If your order contains several posters, they will be shipped in a single shipping tube.
If you wish to receive your posters in separate tubes, you will need to place as many orders as desired tubes.
- Please allow a total delivery time of 5 to 7 business days to receive your order (excluding holiday periods or exceptional circumstances).
- For urgent orders, you can call us at 05 56 02 03 20 or write to us at bonjour@cartopolo.fr
For complaints related to delivery, you have a maximum of 7 days from the receipt of the package, dated by the delivery notice, to send them to us. Sending photos of the packaging, the shipping label attached to the packaging, as well as the product will facilitate the processing of your request.
Satisfied or your money back!
Not satisfied or have you changed your mind? You have 14 days from the date of receipt to return your order to us.
Once the returned product has been received by Cartopolo in perfect condition in its unopened original packaging, the refund will be issued to the credit card used for the purchase within 30 days.
Returns are only accepted for standard products from our online catalog. Any order that has been customized cannot be returned or refunded.
If you have any doubts or questions about a product before purchasing it, we recommend contacting us via our contact form or by phone. We will do our utmost to respond as quickly as possible!