FREE AGEING & PICK FRAME COLOUR FOR FREE Choose the original colour (as seen in the pictures), or I can make it look older using a special process (see info below). Choose from dark brown, oak, antique gold, grey, white or black. Pick a framed map, framed art print, or framed canvas. Put your choice of original, aged, & frame colour choice in the 'add your personalisation' box. FREE worldwide delivery in 2-3 days. Handmade & dispatched locally! I print, frame & make old maps all around the world. I will make your map locally & deliver locally with your normal post or courier service. This means your map will usually arrive in 2-3 working days & ensures your map gets to you in perfect condition. (Plus, it reduces CO2 emissions by not flying old maps half way around the world!) Map personalisation This map can be customised with bold pop art screenprint style words to make it a unique piece of art. You must purchase an add-on product for this - see more here: https://etsy.me/4eQMxKU. Or I can personalise it by adding a short message or illustration, which is perfect for gifts & anniversaries - see more here: https://etsy.me/3tn90qw. Alternatively, I can age your order to make it look older, using a secret process I have devised over the last two decades. Ageing is free of charge - just specify it in the 'personalisation' box. Get in touch if you want to discuss an unusual or complex personalisation. I have personalised thousands of maps over the years - I can almost certainly help you. Intro Established in 1984, the Unique Maps Co. sources the world's finest & rarest old maps from libraries & private collections around the world. I restore the maps in my workshop & then reproduce, customise & frame them to suit my customers' needs. I guarantee that you cannot find higher quality maps anywhere else. About this map This is probably the rarest antique atlas world map that has ever been published. Created around 1700 by Paolo Petrini in Naples, Italy, there are almost no copies of this map still in circulation. To buy the actual antique map would cost you more than 50,000. This variant is even rarer than the handcoloured version, which I have over here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/876375867/old-world-atlas-map-1700-very-rare This map looks best at larger sizes, but looks great at all sizes, from 12x16 inches (30x40cm) to 16x20 inches (40x50cm), 18x24 inches (45x60cm) & 24x36 inches (60x90cm). If you have the space for it, go for one of the largest maps. I can print this map up to 48x60 inches (120x150cm). The model in the listing images is holding the 20x16 inch (50x40cm) version of this map. Back in the 1700s, our understanding of the world wasn't quite what it is today. California is an island! There's still no Antarctica (it won't be discovered until the 1800s), but the other continents are just about there: Europe, South America, Africa, Asia & North America. The western coast of Australia has been discovered - but the eastern side