Antique map - 1954 Planisphere
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 journey through 20th-century geopolitics with this exceptional art reprint of the Portuguese-language world map titled Planisfério. Originally published in 1954 by the Porto-based publisher Manuel Pereira & C.ª, located at 158-162 Rua de Passos Manuel, this superb school document was printed by the renowned Lito-Maia-Porto lithography workshop. Offering a unique visual record of the global balance of power in the mid-1950s, this rare archival work will captivate enthusiasts of modern history, retro design, and vintage cartography.
At the heart of the document lies a Mercator projection of exceptional geographical richness, with the oceans tinted in a sea-green hue characteristic of school productions of the era. The map meticulously details international borders, highlighting the vast Soviet Union (U. R. S. S.) stretching to the east, as well as the various colonial empires and newly independent nations of Africa and Asia. The layout incorporates a multitude of maritime lines and shipping routes crisscrossing the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean (Oceano Indico), and the Pacific Ocean. The polar seas are equally prominent, proudly dominated in the north by the inscription Oceano Glacial Arctico.
The true graphic strength of this vintage world map lies in its academic layout and specialized inserts. The bottom of the document is adorned with a large, bright red typographic title cartouche, flanked by four miniature globes. The two globes on the left offer detailed polar views of the Arctic and Antarctic (Oceano Glacial Antarctico), while the two on the right showcase alternative hemispherical projections of the globe. The lower-left corner features a legend table (Convenções) listing capitals, state boundaries, and maritime connections.
Carefully reprinted on high-quality paper, this magnificent reprint preserves the vibrancy of the original yellow, orange, and green hues as well as its soft cream patina, adding a decidedly vintage, scholarly, and aesthetic touch to the wall decor of a living room, entryway, or distinctive office.
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!