Totally agree with the comments below and I might add that the exquisitely detailed map in the background looks like the sixteenth-century map of the Turkish admiral Piri Reis, but I could be totally wrong, of course...
Artist Reply: You're absolutely right. All the backgrounds in this series are historical artifacts/architecture/works of art from around the world. I give better descriptions on my site, if you want to take a look. :)
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X-Chel 27 Aug 2013
Totally agree with the comments below and I might add that the exquisitely detailed map in the background looks like the sixteenth-century map of the Turkish admiral Piri Reis, but I could be totally wrong, of course...John Enright 16 Mar 2013
very impressive.Emilio B. Campo-Diaz 12 Mar 2013
Awesome work.