Once known primarily for its whaling and trade industry dating back to the 17th Century, Cape Cod today is one of the world's best-known summer vacation spots renowned worldwide for its beautiful windswept beaches, laid-back lifestyle, quaint villages and harbors, seafood shacksand lighthouses.
All situated within Barnstable County in Massachusetts, "The Cape” stretches from the eclectic and bustling village of Provincetown in the northeast to Woods Hole in the southwest and bordered by Plymouth county to the northwest. This amazing and alluring landscape of unique natural beauty - with miles of beautiful, white-sand beaches and dunes and lush, fascinating marshes teeming with incredibly diverse wildlife – attracts more than 5 million visitors annually.
Xplorer Maps donates a portion of all proceeds from the sale of these maps to the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History. Please visit www.ccmnh.org to learn more about their mission to inspire appreciation, understanding and stewardship of our natural environment and wildlife through discovery and learning.
**FOR A LIMITED TIME - we are offering 100 signed and numbered limited giclee prints! Giclee prints are 28" x 22" unframed.
Looking for a custom matted and framed piece? Choose from Montana hand-scraped pine, antique maple burl, rustic Montana barn wood or reclaimed Flathead Lake larch. (Learn more about the Flathead Lake Larch here). You can also choose between green and blue mats. All frames come standard with conservation clear glass which is guaranteed 99% UV protection. Upgrade to Museum glass which also guarantees 99% UV protection but also provides ZERO GLARE - this is the quality glass you would find in gallery settings. You can also request a complete customization by emailing us.
Email usAll Xplorer Maps lithographic maps are printed on heavy-duty, 80 lb. cover stock using only soy-based inks and 50% post-consumer product. The medium for Giclee prints is 100% cotton, MUSEO MAX, heavy rag with absolutely no optical brighteners. These giclee prints represent the finest original artwork reproduction in the industry and will appreciate in value approximately 5% annually for a true investment in art.
Every print is shipped in our unique and distinct “illustrated tube” that is safe and convenient for shipping, and travel as they fit in all standard carry-on-luggage.
A lot of map art is simply stock or "open source" imagery with a logo or small piece of custom art overlayed so that it can then be marketed as "original, custom, art". Xplorer Maps is different. Every single line, letter and image has been intricately rendered entirely by hand. Each is unique and original to every new map we create. These maps are truly custom and one of a kind!
The medium used by world-renowned illustrator Chris Robitaille for these hand-drawn maps is pen & ink with multiple layers of watercolor washes. Depending on the depth of detail in the map being rendered, the actual art process takes anywhere from 5-8 weeks.
The end result is an entirely custom, unique and original piece of art that has been fully vetted for "educational merit, historical and geographic accuracy and cultural relevance.
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The Thousand Islands are a group of more than 1,800 islands in the St. Lawrence...
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Originally purchased from the Russian Empire in 1867, Alaska became the 49th U.S. state on...
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Originally founded in 1630 by Puritan settlers, Boston was part of the original 13 colonies...