The watermark in the lower right corner of the image will not appear on the final print.
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8.00" x 6.50"
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8.00" x 6.50"
1650 Jansson Wind Rose Anemographic Chart or Map of the Winds Canvas Print
by Paul Fearn
Product Details
1650 Jansson Wind Rose Anemographic Chart or Map of the Winds canvas print by Paul Fearn. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and depth of a stretched canvas print. Your image gets printed onto one of our premium canvases and then stretched on a wooden frame of 1.5" x 1.5" stretcher bars (gallery wrap) or 5/8" x 5/8" stretcher bars (museum wrap). Your canvas print will be delivered to you "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
An exceptionally rare example of one of the earliest and most significant anemographic, or wind rose, charts to appear in the 17th century. This... more
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Artist's Description
An exceptionally rare example of one of the earliest and most significant anemographic, or wind rose, charts to appear in the 17th century. This unusual chart represents a transitional point in the perception of direction, or to be precise, the transition from the wind rose to the compass rose. Early mariners in the Mediterranean defined direction by the names the various winds and the points from which they blew. This idea traces its roots to ancient Greece. Homer identified four cardinal winds, but as navigation and cartography advanced, more were added. This chart represents a full thirty-two named winds and a multitude of different wind systems. Each of the winds is identified by several different names in Greek, Latin, French, and Dutch. Each wind is additionally attached to both contemporary compass points, north west east and south, and a more sophisticated circle and degree system. In the areas surrounding the sphere, each wind is personified by a figure bearing the racial char...
About Paul Fearn
My passion is Photography and Aviation or is that Aviation and Photography ! I hope you enjoy my photographs.
$68.00
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