A Timeless Tribute to Classic Cartography
Size: 1000 mm (W) x 575 mm (H) | Scale: 1:40,000,000
Award-Winning Design | Made in Australia

🗺️ Overview

Transport yourself to a bygone era of exploration with this exquisitely designed Antique Style World Wall Map. Featuring softly muted colours, classic typography, and gentle hill shading, this map captures the aesthetic of traditional cartography while offering modern geographic accuracy and clarity.

From its elegant design to its thoughtful inclusions—like a detailed Analemma, polar insets, and an enlarged Central Europe panel—this map is ideal for both display and learning. Whether you’re furnishing a study, library, or office, or seeking a meaningful gift for a map lover, this piece will be admired for years to come.

🏆 Award-Winning Cartography

This map was proudly voted Best Printed Map by the British Cartographic Society (BCS) and received the prestigious BCS Cup—a testament to both its visual beauty and cartographic excellence.

✨ Design Features

• Classic antique-style colour palette with muted earth tones and soft hill shading

• Inset maps of the Arctic and Antarctic regions

• Enlarged map of Central Europe for greater detail

• Explanatory text on:

  • The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn

  • The Arctic and Antarctic Circles

  • The Analemma – a figure-8 diagram showing how the sun’s position changes through the year, and the difference between solar and clock time

• Clear, legible labelling of countries, capitals, and geographic boundaries

• Traditional serif typefaces to reinforce the vintage aesthetic

📐 Product Specifications

🖨️ Available Finishes

🧾 Paper (160 gsm)

• Smooth matte surface

• Ideal for framing under glass

• Lightweight and easy to ship or gift

🛡️ Encapsulated Laminate

• Fully sealed between two sheets of 80-micron gloss laminate

• Waterproof, tear-resistant, and wipe-clean

• Perfect for classrooms, offices, or high-use spaces

🖼️ Canvas (395 gsm Matte Canvas)

• Printed with pigment-based archival inks

• Fade-resistant and exceptionally durable

• Elegant, tactile texture makes it a gallery-worthy statement piece

Optional Timber Hanging Rails – Laminated & Canvas Only

For effortless hanging and an added touch of vintage charm, choose the option with timber hang rails:

• Natural timber rollers top and bottom

• Satin lacquer finish

• Fitted with a discreet hanging cord

• Professionally assembled by our in-house framer

• Please allow 10 working days for hang rail preparation

✅ Why Choose This Map?

• Decorative & Educational – A stunning visual centrepiece that also teaches astronomy and global geography

• Award-Winning Design – Recognised by the British Cartographic Society for excellence

• Display Versatility – Available in paper, laminated, or canvas finishes to suit every space

• Ideal Size – Large enough to appreciate the detail, but perfectly proportioned for study or home use

• Timeless Gift – Perfect for map lovers, educators, historians, and globetrotters alike

• Crafted in Australia – Designed and printed locally with care and premium materials

🎁 Perfect For:

• Home studies, reading nooks, or traditional interiors

• Corporate offices, boardrooms, or travel-themed décor

• Classrooms and educational displays

• Gifts for history buffs, geography enthusiasts, or world travellers

• Anyone who appreciates the art of classic mapmaking

🌍 Bring History to Your Walls

This Antique Style World Map is more than a map—it's a celebration of the art and science of cartography. With its blend of aesthetic sophistication and informative detail, it's a piece to admire, study, and enjoy for generations.

🛒 Add it to your cart today, and give your wall a window to the world—elegantly framed in time.