Antique map of the World on Mercator's Projection, 1855

Antique map of the World on Mercator's Projection, 1855Colton's Map of the World on Mercator's Projection, published in 1852, was a cartographic representation of the world based on the Mercator projection. The Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection that preserves the shapes of small areas but distorts the size and shape of larger areas, particularly those near the poles. Colton's Map of the World would have depicted the continents, countries, and major geographical features of the world as

Strahlenberg's map was notable because it provided one of the earliest detailed depictions of Russia and Siberia

The shapes themselves are stylized and abstract

and natural beauty of Lucania/Basilicata

a fact illuminated upon close examination of the map

Places Adjacent

creating a sense of depth and texture in the portrait

a valuable reference for trip planning

As with much of Picasso's later work

Its pages have been carefully preserved over the centuries

fragmented forms

As the cityscape evolved

"A Man and a Woman" is part of a series of paintings that Picasso created in the 1960s that explored the complex emotional and psychological dynamics of human relationships