Carta Marina™

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What is the Carta Marina™ font?

Carta Marina is based on the titling found on the famous map drawn by Olaus Magnus in 1539. The map of northern Europe took 12 years to complete, and the total size is a huge 1.7 meters tall by 1.25 meters wide. More information about the map, as well as the high resolution reference document used to create the typeface and illustration set can be found at the James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota. More…
The titling is slightly aged, very sturdy and elegant. Carta Marina includes a full set of OpenType alternates for every character in the English alphabet, oldstyle figures, historical forms, small caps and 64 discretionary ligatures. These ligatures are used to alter the appearance of the type so that the printing appears realistic and without any duplicate letters to detract from the antique appearance.
The Carta Marina family also includes some of the unique illustrations that gave the map its character. It includes depictions of fanciful sea creatures, land animals and some of the inhabitants of the lands pictured.

Carta Marina™ Font families

The Carta Marina™ includes the following font families:

  • Carta Marina
  • Carta Marina Bold
  • Carta Marina Dragons Here
  • Carta Marina Animals
  • Carta Marina People
  • Carta Marina Crests

Carta Marina™ Preview

Here is a preview of how Carta Marina™ will look. For more previews using your own text as an example, click here.


Is Carta Marina™ A free font? Is Carta Marina™ Free to Download?

No,Carta Marina™ is not free to download. You will need to pay for it I'm afraid. Almost every font that we list on HighFonts.com is a paid-for, premium font. We do have a Free Fonts section where we list free fonts that you can download. There is no point trying to find a free download of Carta Marina™ so please don't waste your time looking.

It is highly unlikely that you'll be able to find Carta Marina™ for free. There's a lot of websites that will say "Free Download" but these are just attempts to get you to click on a link which will either take you to an ad landing page or you risk getting viruses on your computer. In the rare occasion that you do find a free download for Carta Marina™ remember that it's illegal to use a font if you didn't pay for it!

If you really want Carta Marina™ and you want to truly own it the legal and safe way, then click here to visit the download and purchase page on MyFonts.com. Here you will be able to obtain the proper license. The designer and publisher deserves to be paid for their work, as they have put in the hours and the creativity to produce such an amazing font. Good luck with your purchase and future use of this font. :)