Nouvelle Carte Universelle du Monde (1859)

Highlights

• 1859 Delamarche Case Map of the World — a faithful canvas reproduction of an authentic antique map.
• CHOOSE YOUR SIZE & FORMAT: Pick your dimensions and shape right from this listing — vertical, horizontal, panoramic and square options available.
• MUSEUM-QUALITY GICLEE: Fade-resistant archival inks on premium artist-grade canvas, hand-stretched and gallery-wrapped over a solid 1.5" wood frame, hardware attached and ready to hang.
• A REFINED FOCAL POINT for the living room, bedroom, study, home office or entryway — timeless style with lasting appeal.
• HANDCRAFTED IN THE USA: Made to order in multiple sizes and shapes — a thoughtful, gallery-worthy gift.

Description

This richly detailed 1859 Delamarche wall map of the world — titled 'Nouvelle Carte Universelle du Monde' — presents a full double-hemisphere world projection on a cream ground, with continents hand-colored in soft rose, gold, blue, and green. Decorative vignette engravings of global landmarks, wildlife, and indigenous scenes frame the map's borders, giving it the character of a grand 19th-century French atlas plate. Charles Delamarche was a prominent Parisian cartographic publisher whose firm produced some of the most ornate world maps of the mid-1800s, making this a striking blend of geographic scholarship and decorative illustration.