About Us

About us

This is a family business. It all started many years ago (already!), specifically in 2011, when, being passionate about old maps, I wanted to buy some reproductions. The offer, although varied, did not satisfy me at all. Available for printing were faded images, without clarity, with missing information; meaning they were scanned and, after minimal digital processing, were offered for printing. So, I started processing the map images I was interested in myself. And thus, AncientShades was born, which still offers reproductions of old maps here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AncientShades 

On this site, https://www.AncientShades.com, you can find modern physical maps with all possible geographical details. Have you ever tried to find a physical map of a country that includes all mountain ranges, mountain peaks, plains, plateaus, rivers, lakes? I can assure you that you will not have much success... Additionally, this site also offers modern thematic maps and some reproductions of old thematic maps.