Cartouche (cartography)
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cartouche-cartography-218-5154846
title:
Cartouche (cartography)
text:
A cartouche in cartography is a decorative emblem on a globe or map. 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. On 15th-century maps they are largely modelled after Italian precedent, but later architectural and figurative elements are added. The imagery included often had the purpose of backing up a ruler's claim to terr
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Decorative emblem on a globe or map
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartouche_(cartography)
date created:
2010-08-06T17:44:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T10:32:40Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Cartouche_1.jpg","width":1504,"height":1000}
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