Nautical Chart of Ambergris Caye, Belize

Hand-drawn Old-World Style Cartography Art with Sailing Ships, Mermaids & Sea Monsters captures the spirit of Ambergris Caye, Belize.

Most popular: 18″ w × 24″ h, printed on archival paper.
 
These archival prints are perfect for travelers, divers, deep sea sports fishermen, collectors, and lovers of maritime history. The embellished antique-style is ideal for coastal decor & beach houses.
 
      This ink drawing began my love of drawing charts, mermaids, and sea monsters.
At the time, I was living in Belize, and no maps of Ambergris Caye were available to the public. So, I talked with the local fishermen to obtain the names of the bays and small islands surrounding the caye. And for details, a commander in the RAF procured a satellite map of the area for me. Still, with this bird's-eye view, I used a bit of artistic license in the lagoon and mangrove areas up the west coast. The mangroves are a web of canals, not a solid shoreline, but they look solid from space. Channels were often cleared through the mangrove to harbor ships during storms and were once cut by pirates to hide their ships, and many are in use today for bird-watching and to catch a glimpse of the American Crocodiles.
      A local historian appreciated my interest and provided information on the old merchant ships and schooners that plied the waters off the coast and a list of known shipwrecks. The two scrolls (center left) record historical events and a list of a few known shipwrecks along the reef. I was so into the history of the caye that I drew this map using a crow quill pen. Modern tech pens seemed taboo.
 
Pour a rum, sit back, and let this map transport you to idyllic days in Belize. Whether you're a seasoned visitor or an armchair traveler, it's a journey worth framing.
 
Technical Details:
Printed using quality Giclée process with archival pigmented inks and acid-free art paper or canvas. With proper care, they should look as good 100 years from now as they do today.
Prints on paper and rolled canvas prints are shipped in a sturdy reinforced cardboard "crush-proof" tube.
Stretched canvas prints ship flat.
The images above are watermarked to protect my work online. Your print will not have watermarks.
Rolled canvas prints are available for those who want to handle the stretching or framing themselves and for oversized custom prints.
 
Companion map is the 'Mundo Maya' with the mainland of Belize, with wildlife and the Mayan Ruins' locations marked with hieroglyphs - the next rabbit-hole I fell into.