Hi Dawn,

The decorative bits around the title are called a cartouche. I call the illustrations around the margins either just that - "illustrations around the margins" or perhaps "decorative border."

Rumsey has a bit of a description of cartouches here: http://www.davidrumsey.com/blog/2010/2/25/cartouches-decorative-map-titles

And wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartouche_(cartography)

Regards,

-Angie


                
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Subject: [MAPS-L] What is it called? Title block with artistic drawing

Hello All,

Researchers asked me if there is a specific term for the artwork on a map. More specifically, they were looking at the illustrations surrounding the title block. Is there a term to describe this feature on a map? Example attached.

A follow-up question. It there a term for the artist illustrations which create the margins of a map?

Thank you,

Dawn Collings

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