ArtCantHurtU Histomap World History Timeline Poster 16"x76"– Ancient Civilizations Chart, Restored 1931 Historical Map, Educational Wall Map Infographic Showing Rise and Fall of Empires

The image quality is not very good for the price. I ordered the red selection. The material itself feels ok but the colors are not nearly as vibrant as the picture and there are many imperfections. I would never have purchased this if I had seen it in person. According to the return policy, there is a 30% restocking fee with an explanation that they can’t resell it (I haven’t taken it out of the plastic sleeve so I’m not sure if that still applies). I’ve contacted the seller, hopefully they will allow me to return with a full refund or send me a better print in which case I will update this review. Update: I’m not sure if that was how it was supposed to look or if that’s just how it is but I was unhappy with the print and the seller gave me a full refund. 5 stars for customer service, I would definitely try another item from this seller.

Love the crossover of geography and history!

Very good quality

This is a really cool item. I would’ve given it five stars except that the “4000 years of world history,” which purports to run from 2000 BC to 2000 AD is highly misleading. In reality, the varying strengths of world civilizations stops in the 1930s, before World War II, so the map does not take into account the totality of the rise and fall of the USSR, the further of expansion of American power, the rise of China, the disintegration of the British Empire, and all of the geopolitical events of the last 70 years, etc. So although the map “goes up“ to 2000 A.D., it stops depicting the relative strength of civilizations as they were in the 1930s. It’s too bad the people that sel this map don’t have the ability and/or desire to update it in that regard. In my opinion, this maps paper is not cheap, and while it is not super high-quality printing, it’s good enough to look good and clear enough to read the entire thing without any problem.

I can't believe how much I love this histomap. As a minor historian I absolutely love seeing what has been happening when for the last 4000 years on Earth. I have this displayed on the front entryway to my home and people remark on it all the time. I even bought magnetic thumbtacks so that I don't put holes in it. Marvelous map.

The paper is good quality and matte. The “stains” are from the original copy, it’s a real antique map from the 1940s I believe. It’s really big and beautiful and I can always find new stuff to read about. I bought a magnetic poster holder, it’s two pairs of wooden strips that hold the top ends together because they are magnetic. The top one has a string and you can hang it with a hook in the wall. I bought this as a gift for a history buff and he loved it!

Brightly colored poster increases my visualization of history

The map looks as though it is a copy of a copy. The font is blurry, and there are dark blotches.

The last 100 years missing is a big deal actually. I'm still keeping it as it's extremely valuable for learning history. Lesson for all: Be honest in your marketing, then people like this reviewer won't post 1 star reviews.