portolan chart in spherical perspective (2021) Original Ink Drawing by Kishkindha

Hand-drawn imaginary mappa mundi inspired by the theory of Pangea Proxima (with a lot of personal interpretation). Ink and colored pencil on tracing paper, anno 2021.

Portolan chart style - which includes the 32 rhumb lines, the wind rose and the latitudes - spherical projection.

The "toponymy" consists of the words of the very first sentence of the so-called "Unity Prayer" attributed to Martin Luther, in its French version:

"Dieu éternel et miséricordieux, Toi qui es un Dieu de paix, d'amour et d'unité, nous Te prions, Père, et nous Te supplions de rassembler par ton Esprit Saint tout ce qui s'est dispersé
(...)"

The circular black and white frame reproduces elements of sculptures present on the archivolts of the portale maggiore della Basilica di San Marco, Venezia.

Materials used:

Ink, colored pencil

Details:

• Ink drawing on Paper
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 65 x 45cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Graphic, illustrative and typographic
• Subject: Transportation and maps