Our Magellan World Map Wall Decal is a re-positional fabric material. The material is easy to apply to smooth wall surfaces. The material makes it easy to smooth out. The map can be removed from the wall at any time by just peeling it off.
Our Magellan World Map Wall Decal is an impressive old-world map style. The peel and stick backing applies easily to your walls. The World Map is a detailed and impressive work of art and displays modern geography with a vintage feel.
About the Map: The Magellan Vintage World Map features special ocean terrain modeling and is named after the famous explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who pioneered the first ship that circumnavigated the world in the 16th century. The map includes historical details about Magellan's famous voyage.
Within this topographical map, you'll find Wonders of the World, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the tallest peaks on every continent, the flows of ocean currents, and historical commentary. The amount of detail in our maps is truly impressive!
Geographic Data: The map is created using a combination of satellites and developed entirely using numbers, measurements, and GIS software.
We use the USGS LandSat satellite to visualize the landscape on land and NOAA's bathymetry data to visualize the elevation and topography of the sea floor. The famous Space Shuttle Radiometric Topographic Mission, SRTM Data, is used to gather the elevation height for the land. With the data, we applied a hill shade to visualize the shading effects (at 3 p.m. everywhere on Earth). This is most visible in the largest mountain regions around the world.