Antique map - Île de Groix 1764
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
This antique map of the Île de Groix, taken from Jacques-Nicolas Bellin's famous maritime collection, is a work of rare elegance and an invaluable historical record of the cartography of the Breton coastline.
Officially titled Carte de l'Isle de Grois a la Coste de Bretagne, this black-and-white period map captivates with the extreme finesse of its engraving and the precision of its island topography. The drawing beautifully highlights the highly characteristic silhouette of this famous island in Morbihan, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean.
The document stands out for its geographical richness, meticulously indicating the terrain, the contours of the cliffs, the beaches, as well as the hamlets, chapels, and historic towns. One can easily locate emblematic places engraved at the time such as Lomener, Locmaria, the Bourg, Port Nicolas, or even the Pointe du N.O. at the western end of the island.
The upper left part is adorned with a superb baroque-style decorative cartouche adorned with scrolls and plant motifs, housing the official title and the scale in toises. On the lower right part, a discreet fleur-de-lis is articulated with an elegant rhumb line, typical of maritime navigation maps.
The sobriety of its monochrome treatment and the purity of its lines give this vintage map a character that is at once scientific, historical, and highly aesthetic, ideal for creating an erudite and timeless atmosphere.
This high-quality reproduction of an antique map is a choice piece for enthusiasts of historical cartography, lovers of Brittany and island culture, or to bring an elegant and authentic marine touch to your interior decoration.
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.
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