Feature Points

* HISTORIC PRINTS: You'll love this high quality print of 1952 Aegean Sea Region Map Poster. Our museum quality prints are archival grade, which means it will look great and last without fading for over 100 years. Our print to order maps are made in the USA and each map is inspected for quality. Maps are great for education in the classroom. Maps also make for beautiful wall art in the home, study or office. A great gift for travelers or map enthusiasts.

* MUSEUM QUALITY: This high quality map print will be a great addition to your wall art or classroom. Don't waste money on cheap-looking, thin paper posters. We use thick, fine art print quality matte paper. Our professional's choice matte paper displays artwork in high detail without glare. The color is vibrant and text is easy to read. Our maps can be pinned on the wall or framed for a stunning look.

* ACCURATE MAP: Our map prints are utilized by academics, business people, and others looking for accurate, detailed maps. See our product description section for more fascinating information about this map and its significance.

* READY TO FRAME: This print includes a 0.2 inch border for a perfect frame fit and look. Our maps are designed to fit easy-to-find standard frame sizes, saving you money from having to pay for a custom frame. Each map is inspected for quality and shipped in a rigid tube.

* HISTORIX: We love history and art. Sometimes old maps have tears, folds, separations and other blemishes. We digitally restore and enhance maps while keeping its historical character. All our maps are proudly made in the USA. Customers all over the world love our historic maps and we know you will too.

Additional Information

Located between Anatolia and the Balkans, the Aegean Sea is an embayment of the Mediterranean Sea and one of the most historically essential bodies of water in the region, especially during ancient Grecian times, as exploration and sailing allowed cultures to blend and create new societies and facilitated trade between Europe and Asia. Issues concerning the sovereignty of the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey have continued to cause political tension between the two countries since the 1970s and remains a contentious point to this day. The region attracts thousands of tourists annually for its clear water and limestone-bottomed beaches, and towns like Sardinia remain among the most iconic places in the world.

This map was produced by the United States Central Intelligence Agency and is utilized by political and military leaders to develop and implement policy and strategy, explore geopolitical changes, and maintain an understanding of the stability of a region. CIA maps bear a distinctive aesthetic and minimal style that sets them apart from more stylized maps and gives viewers a sense of the boundaries of the region and how they have evolved over centuries as society developed and countries were established as borders shifted.

Produced in 2006 as political tensions began to surface in Turkey, this map is an essential piece of modern geopolitical history that illustrates the importance of the Aegean Sea to the region. The Aegean Sea remains a vital waterway for the area as goods travel between markets from North Africa to Europe and Asia.