Sarmatia, including Black and Caspian Sea, Crimea Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine, Russia - a map by Christoph Cellarius, 1701 art print poster canvas gift

SARMATIA - An engraved and hand-coloured map of Sarmatia, including (presently) Black and Caspian Sea, Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine, Russia and other regions by Christoph Cellarius, published in 1701.

This map was published in early edition of Cellarius' history atlas "Notitia Orbis Antiqui, Sive Geographia Plenior...", published in 1701 in London and Amsterdam.

Christoph Cellarius (Christopher Keller) (1638 - 1707) was a German scholar, historian and geographer, active in the later part of 17th century. He held academic position in both Weimar and Halle universities. Cellarius most important work was "A Universal History Divided Into an Ancient, Medieval, and New Period", where he introduced a concept of history division into ancient, medieval and modern, widely used today. His geographical atlas "Notitia Orbis Antiqui, Sive Geographia Plenior..." was one of the most popular atlases of ancient geography.

This poster is a high quality "giclée" reproduction of a restored antique original, custom-printed on Standard Single-weight Matt Coated art paper 140gsm or  Heavyweight Matt Coated art paper 230gsm (more of a thin card density), or superb Epson Matt Canvas 320gsm, according to your choice. We use the latest UltraChromeHDX pigment inks which guarantee 60 years of colour  permanence (up to 200 years fade-proof for colour prints).  This poster is suitable for mounting and framing, as well as direct display on a wall.