Asia Secunda in Forma Pegasi - Heinrich Bünting, 1581. (Map In Color)
This map turns the whole continent of Asia into a flying horse. Warm parchment tones, soft blue sea and gold on the wings make a strange but beautiful piece of wall art that works well next to books, wood and brass in a study or reading corner.
About this map
This print is based on Asia Secunda Pars Terrae in Forma Pegasi, one of the most famous “curiosity” maps from Heinrich Bünting’s book Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae, first published in 1581. In this design Asia is drawn as the winged horse Pegasus: the head is Asia Minor with the mouth at Istanbul, the wings spread across Central Asia and Siberia, the forelegs form Arabia, and the hind legs stand in India and the Malay Peninsula. The map was never meant to be a precise view of real geography. It mixes biblical travel, Greek myth and moral messages, using Pegasus as a symbol of spiritual victory in the same spirit as Bünting’s clover leaf world map and his map of Europe as a queen similar to this one.
Craft & finishThis antique map print is made on hand processed paper, with subtle gold highlights and a beeswax finish so it feels like real parchment when you hold it. The surface catches the light softly, but colors can look slightly different from screen to screen.
Find more prints like this in our Antique Maps collection.
Asia Secunda in Forma Pegasi (Heinrich Bünting, 1581.) - Antique Asia Map
CARE INSTRUCTIONS:
In case your print creases during the travel, as it usually does travel for some time, you can safely warm it up with a hair-dryer, and the wax will melt back right into it. You can also use a lighter, which is a much faster method, but be careful to keep the flame either above the paper or parallel to it (which means holding the paper vertically) so it doesn't smudge or even catch fire. The chance of the print actually creasing is very small, as they are rolled in bubble-wrap and shipped in a cardboard box.Also, be sure to keep the print out of the direct sunlight, as it can melt or fade.
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