Framed European Maps
Paris, the City of Love. London, England. French cheeses. Italian spaghetti. These are all things that come to mind when one thinks of “Europe.” Europe is a great continent with many languages and peoples. Of course it has great food, and wine, for the wine connoisseurs. These framed maps of Europe show it in the geopolitical context, including wine.
One can enjoy the famous monuments of Paris from afar in the framed map of Europe, “Monuments of Paris Map” by Wild Apple Portfolio. Although it is modern, it is designed in sepia tones like an old antique map. All of the monuments are shown in their respective locations. Is anyone ready to go to Paris now?
If you want to enjoy the wines of Paris, you ought to look at the framed European map “Wine Map” by Daphne Brissonet. It is a modern map meant to be used as an artwork, rendered in sepia colours as well, that lists the names and locations of different famous wines. If nothing else it is a fun curiosity for the wine lover.
An historical map is “Close-up of the map of Europe” by Joan Bleau, 1630. In this one, the nations are distorted due to general lack of knowledge about the coastlines, the national boundaries are different (some nations do not even exist anymore), and there are ships, indicating the booming trade and exploration industries. On the sides are pictures of different peoples in national costume, possibly showing what the different cultures looked like.