The Mediterranean Sea — Jean François Roussin Antique Art Print

Jean François Roussin was a 17th-century French chartmaker whose Mediterranean nautical charts, including works produced in Venice and Toulon during the 1660s and 1670s, served the sailors and merchants navigating one of Europe's busiest and most contested seas. "De la Mer Méditerranée" ("of the Mediterranean Sea") reflects the practical, sailor's-eye view that defined portolan-style charting: coastlines, harbors, and hazards rendered with a precision that owed as much to generations of accumulated sailing experience as to formal astronomical surveying. Charts like this one connected the older Mediterranean portolan tradition to the more scientific hydrography that would develop over the following century.

Materials & origin

• Material: 200 gsm gallery-grade, acid-free fine-art paper (FSC-certified).
• Print: Archival giclée, 12-colour printing, smooth matte finish for glare-free display.
• Artwork: Restored from a public-domain original; colour and detail digitally cleaned for large-format print.
• Origin: Made on demand and shipped from the print hub nearest you, cutting transit and waste.
• Framing: Sold unframed; ships rolled in a protective tube.