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Digital Image: 1835-40 Garneray Aquatint View of Boston Harbor
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Digital Map Information
Geographicus maintains an archive of high-resolution rare map scans. We scan our maps at 300 DPI or higher, with newer images being 600 DPI, (either TIFF or JPEG, depending on when the scan was done) which is most cases in suitable for enlargement and printing.
Delivery
Once you purchase our digital scan service, you will receive a download link via email - usually within seconds. Digital orders are delivered as ZIP files, an industry standard file compression protocol that any computer should be able to unpack. Some of our files are very large, and can take some time to download. Most files are saved into your computer's 'Downloads' folder. All delivery is electronic. No physical product is shipped.
Credit and Scope of Use
You can use your digial image any way you want! Our digital images are unrestricted by copyright and can be used, modified, and published freely. The textual description that accompanies the original antique map is not included in the sale of digital images and remains protected by copyright. That said, we put significant care and effort into scanning and editing these maps, and we’d appreciate a credit when possible. Should you wish to credit us, please use the following credit line:
Courtesy of Geographicus Rare Antique Maps (http://www.geographicus.com).
How Large Can I Print?
In general, at 300 DPI, you should at least be able to double the size of the actual image, more so with our 600 DPI images. So, if the original was 10 x 12 inches, you can print at 20 x 24 inches, without quality loss. If your display requirements can accommodate some loss in image quality, you can make it even larger. That being said, no quality of scan will allow you to blow up at 10 x 12 inch map to wall size without significant quality loss. For more information, it is best consult a printer or reprographics specialist.
Refunds
If the high resolution image you ordered is unavailable, we will fully refund your purchase. Otherwise, digital images scans are a service, not a tangible product, and cannot be returned or refunded once the download link is used.
Ambroise Louis Garneray (February 19, 1783 - September 11, 1857) was a French navy man, privateer, painter, and writer. Garneray was born in the Paris Latin Quarter, the elder son of Jean-François Garneray (1755 - 1837), a royal painter and a pupil of Jacques-Louis David. Although initially trained as a painter, by his father, he joined the French Navy at 13. He sailed to the Indian Ocean, where he was involved in numerous battles and skirmishes, mainly with the British. For a time, he served on the privateer Tigre du Bengale. He was subsequently captured by the British and spent eight years as a prisoner of war in England before being released on May 18, 1914. He never returned to the sea as a sailor, settling as a painter in Paris. Through official connections, he became the first Peintre de la Marine, likely a position created specifically for him. From 1931 to 1930, he made sketches of harbors throughout France. In 1833, Garneray became the director of the Museum of Rouen. Around the same time, he developed a fascination with aquatints and became a master of this printing genre, producing numerous works. The 1840s were difficult for him. During this decade, he lost many of his official supporters and fell into penury. Nonetheless, in 1852, under Napoleon III, he was awarded the Legion of Honor by the Emperor himself. He died a few years later in 1857, curiously only a few months after his wife was mysteriously assassinated. More by this mapmaker...
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