Map cartouche

Here's an example of a beautiful cartouche from a map.

"Is a cartouche like a legend?" Hugh asked. "Legends, I know. Even nautical maps have those."

"No," Joss said curtly. "A cartouche is different. It holds the title of the map, and it can also tell you for whom the map was made, the name of the mapmaker and even the purpose of the map. It's a story in itself, almost all told through symbols. 'Start with the cartouche,' my mother used to say. 'It's where the story is hidden.'"