Today we pay homage to the map that kicked off our foray into the world of old maps and art prints, Thomas Wright's astrologic/astronomic "Celestial Map of the Universe". This is, hands down, one of the most striking celestial charts we've had the good fortune to gaze upon, and we felt a powerful urge to share it with the world. It's simply an astoundingly handsome peice that has survived to reach us from the year 1742!

The "Veil of Saint Veronica" from the year 1649, often referred to simply as "The Face of Christ", is a portrait created using a single continuous line spiraling out from the tip of the nose. The image bears the words "Formatur Unicus Una", loosely translated from the Latin as "formed only by one"...

In our exclusive edition of Jean Auguste Ingres's detailed drawing, we meet the traveling Oedipus in conversation with the Sphinx, a creature with the head of a woman, body of a lion, and wings of an eagle, who guarded the road into the city of Thebes.

The Sphinx would pose a riddle to passing travelers; one had only to answer correctly to pass into the city, yet none had ever solved it and were promptly devoured.

The Sphinx's riddle went as such...

Majestic Prints was born out of our passion for the antiquated art and relics of the past. Old maps, fantastical art, scientific illustrations, architectural drawings... These are works by true old masters who put painstaking effort and hours into creating some truly mind blowing feats of artistry. So much amazing imagery has been created throughout history, and as we progress through our own times we lose touch and often completely miss out on appreciating them. We've made it our mission to "bring sexy back", and expose these great works to as many people as possible.