This poster features a folding screens painted in bright colours on an indigo background form maps more than 2.5 metres long. They are indicative of the global circulation of knowledge during the pre-modern era and the fact that Japan had been included in the circuit following the Portuguese and Spanish expansion into Asia and the missionary expeditions of the Jesuits. One screen shows a planisphere, the other the Japanese archipelago. The maps injected innovation into Japanese mapmaking with their adoption of a Western vision of the world. In so doing, they asked the universal question of the place of the individual in a world that was suddenly being opened to new horizons.

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The Print-on-Demand (POD) service offered by the Louvre Abu Dhabi Boutique allows customers to bring iconic artworks into their personal spaces through high-quality, customizable prints. Each poster is produced on premium materials such as paper or canvas and is available in a variety of sizes and framing options to suit different interiors and preferences.