Richard Hakluyt 'Map of the New World 1587' Canvas Art, 35x47

• Artist: Richard Hakluyt
• Subject: Cartography
• Style: Traditional
• Product Type: Gallery-Wrapped Canvas Art

This ready to hang, gallery-wrapped art piece features a map of the New World.

Cartography is the art and science of making maps. Cartographers utilized several reformative measures to ensure more accurate and informative maps. They used measuring scales and marking important landmarks on the maps to make them more attracive and elaborate. In order to achieve these specifications, many map-makers embarked on extensive expeditions to substantiate accuracy.

Giclee (jee-clay) is an advanced printmaking process for creating high quality fine art reproductions. The attainable excellence that Giclee printmaking affords makes the reproduction virtually indistinguishable from the original piece. The result is wide acceptance of Giclee by galleries, museums, and private collectors. Gallery wrap is a method of stretching an artist's canvas so that the canvas wraps around the sides and is secured a hidden, wooden frame. This method of stretching and preparing a canvas allows for a frameless presentation of the finished painting.