Created in 1548 by the celebrated cartographer and artist Augustin Hirschvogel, this monumental map of Eastern Europe is a masterwork of Northern Renaissance cartography and political portraiture. Commissioned to document the diplomatic journeys of diplomat Sigismund von Herberstein, the map serves as both a geographical record and a geopolitical portrait gallery of 16th-century Europe, featuring detailed likenesses of Emperor Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent, and Vasili III. To preserve the intricate details and historical integrity of Hirschvogel's original engraving, every format—including our premium canvas—is finished with a consistent, clean white gallery border. This refined, gallery-ready presentation floats the artwork in standard proportions with no cropping, ensuring the architectural precision of the Renaissance lines remains entirely intact.
About Your Border
Every format — Fine Art Print, Framed Fine Art Print, Canvas and Framed Canvas — is supplied with a clean white gallery border framing the image on all four sides. The border is sized in proportion to the piece — approximately 10% of the shortest edge on each side (for example, about 3 cm of white border on a 30 cm-wide piece) — so the artwork keeps its standard proportions with no cropping and is ready to hang or frame straight away. If you prefer, you can also place your own mount/mat on top.
Would you like a different border width, a borderless full-bleed version, or any other adjustment? Just let us know within 24 hours of ordering and we'll tailor it for you at no extra cost.
