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Cartouches, or Decorative Map Titles
- Feature Maps blog post(February 25, 2010). David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cartouche, Cartography Cartography Illustration
A cartouche in cartography
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is a decorative emblem
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on a globe
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or map
A map is a symbolic depiction of interrelationships, commonly spatial, between things within a space. A map may be annotated with text and graphics. Like any graphic, a map may be fixed to paper or other durable media, or may be displayed on ...
.
Map cartouches may contain the title, the printer's address, date of publication, the scale of the map and legends, and sometimes a dedication.
The design of cartouches varies according to cartographer and period style. The cartouche emerged from decorative borders around the map in the 15th century. These were largely modelled after Italian
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precedent (simple strapwork), but later architectural and figurative elements (like coats of arms
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) were added. The imagery included often had the purpose of backing up a ruler's claim to territory.
The cartographic cartouche had its heyday in the Baroque
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period. Toward the end of the 18th century ornamental effects in cartography became less popular, and their style developed to simple ovals or they were omitted entirely.
See also
*Cartouche (design)
A cartouche (also cartouch) is an oval or oblong design with a slightly convex surface, typically edged with ornamental scrollwork. It is used to hold a painted or low-relief design. Since the early 16th century, the cartouche is a scrolling f ...
References
External links
Cartouches, or Decorative Map Titles
- Feature Maps blog post(February 25, 2010). David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cartouche, Cartography Cartography Illustration