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The design of cartouches varies according to cartographer and period style. The all important cartouche on a map is a keeper of secrets to some degree. When it comes to the novice map collector this is one area of a map to pay attention to. A cartouche map can contain the title, the printer's address, date of publication, the scale of the map and legends plus sometimes a dedication . . .
The design style of a cartouche should be in keeping with the period the map is claimed to be from. If you're looking to buy a sixteenth century map by Abraham Ortelius, could you instantly tell by the cartouche design on the map, if the cartouche at least is looking right for that period? The more experience you get at recognising cartouche styles the better . . . In the above examples you'll see the cartouche styles changing faces over time. These are just four well known mapmakers . . . . Can you name the mapmakers? Mapmakers Indentified.
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