Historic Map : Jansson Wind Rose, Anemographic Chart, or Map of The Winds , 1650, Vintage Wall Art Size:30in x 24in this map depicts the world

this map depicts the world on a hemisphere projection surrounded by stunning allegorical cartouche work

one of which holds the Tablets of Moses or the Ten Commandments

Mantoue (Mantua)

A beautiful 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of North Carolina

the town of Rockville

Historic Map : Jansson Wind Rose, Anemographic Chart, or Map of The Winds , 1650, Vintage Wall Art Size:30in x 24in this map depicts the worldAn exceptionally rare example of one of the earliest and most significant anemographic, or wind rose, charts to appear in the 17th century. This unusual chart represents a transitional point in the perception of direction, or to be precise, the transition from the wind rose to the compass rose. Early mariners in the Mediterranean defined direction by the names the various winds and the points from which they blew. This idea traces its roots to ancient