Flag Map of Provincial Spain, Limited Edition Giclée, various sizes, unframed

Description: I'm interested in the cultural and historical identities of countries and regions, and how maps are able to provide an often simplified visual representation of aspects of these. I wanted to learn more about the flag identities of Spain, so created this map myself using digital technology to represent key elements of the flags of Spanish provinces. It's available in standard A sizes, printed as a giclée on high quality Hahnemuhle Pearl paper. My prints are printed expertly and delivered to you by various partners. In the UK and for Europe customers, this is The Print Space, London. For US and Australia orders, I work with local fine art printers to print and deliver my items to order. US orders can take a little longer to be delivered to you - up to 8 working days. A province in Spain is a territorial division defined as a collection of municipalities. Their origin dates back to 1833, with the only major change of provincial borders since that time being the subdivision of the Canary Islands into two provinces rather than one. The division into provinces has roots in the Napoleonic division of Spain into 84 prefectures in 1810. They have a political use, but are also commonly used today as geographical references, although there are many other groupings of municipalities that comprise the local government of Spain. The importance of the provinces has declined since the adoption of the system of autonomous communities in the period of the Spanish transition to democracy. Most of the provinces—with the exceptions of Álava, Asturias, Biscay, Cantabria, Gipuzkoa, the Balearic Islands, La Rioja, and Navarre—are named after their principal town. Only two capitals of autonomous communities—Mérida in Extremadura and Santiago de Compostela in Galicia—are not also the capitals of provinces. Seven of the autonomous communities comprise no more than one province each: Asturias, the Balearic Islands, Cantabria, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, and Navarre. These are sometimes referred to as "uniprovincial" communities. Ceuta, Melilla, and the plazas de soberanía are not part of any provinces.

Price: 30 GBP

Location: London

End Time: 2025-02-04T22:21:19.000Z

Shipping Cost: 25.02 GBP