Hedergott, Bodo.  Die Kartusche.  Die Lebensgeschichte einer Form.  Goettingen, 1955.  *(xiv, 187 leaves)  It is cited in Traudl Siefert's Die Karte als Kunstwerke, etc. Unterschneidheim, 1979, p. 160, and according to the OCLC is available in the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, the Niedersachsische Staats- und Universiteitsbibliothek, and the National Library of Sweden.

 

 

Winkler, R. A.  "Landkarten-Kartuschen."  Aus dem Antiquariat, 7(1979), pp. A241-A244.

 

"Cartouches."  Imago Mundi, 27(1975), 8.  A short anon. article, but easy to check out.

 

In Lloyd A. Brown's 1949 Story of Maps, pp. 174-75 are on cartouches.

 

The following, a history of the development of the symbols key on maps, may be useful, since those often occur within cartouches:  Schilder, Günter.  "Historische ontwikkeling van legenda's:  een verkenning"  Kartografische tijdschrift, 9(1983), 19-28.

 

The following several works, while not specifically on cartouches, should contain substantial information on the subject, being on the decorative and artistic aspects of old maps:

 

Lynam, E.  "Development of Symbols, Lettering, Ornament and Colour on English Maps."  British Records Association.  Proceedings, No. 4 (1939), pp. 20-34.

 

Lynam, E.  "Period Ornament, Writing and Symbols on Maps, 1250-180."  Geographical Magazine, 18(1945/1946), either at pp. 323-26 and 265-68, or at pp. 365-68 (I have conflicting citations)

 

Destombes, M., and R. A. Skelton.  "Decoration and Design in Maps before 1700"  Graphis, 17, no. 38,(1951), 40-13.

 

Ehrensvaard, Ulla.  "Decorative Illustrations in Early Maps and Atlases."  In Papers of the Nordenskiöld Seminar on the History of Cartography, etc., ed. Kerkko Hakulinen, et al.  Hki, Finland, 1981, 117-31.

 

 

Southworth, Michael and Susan.  Maps:  A Visual Survey and Design Guide.  Boston, 1982 (223 pp./26 cm).  Per comments in Imago Mundi, 1984 or 1985, p. 176 (no. 74) emphasis "is on innovative technique--both historical and contemporary."

 

Curschmann, Fritz.  "Die Karte als dekoratives Kunstwerk an der Fuerstenhoefen der Renaissance und Barockzeit."  International Congress of Historical Sciences (7th: 1933: Warsaw, Poland).  Rapports présentés au congrčs. (=Bulletin of the International Committee of Historical Sciences, vol. 5, nos. 18-20).  Paris, 1933, Part III. (Page numbers not known to me)

 

Casamorato, Cesare.  "Nel mondo delle carte antiche.  Ornamentazioni delle antiche carte geografiche."  L'Universo, 30(1950), 811-25 + 48 plates.

 

Vuylsteke, B.  "Het Theatrum Orbis Terrarum van Abraham Ortelius (1595):  een onderzoek van de decoratie en haar bronnen."  In Oude kaarten en plattegronden:  bronnen voor de historische geografie van de Zuidelijke Nederlanden, 16de-18de eeuw, etc., ed. H. van der Haegen, et al.  Brussels, 1986, pp. 363-80. (Title translated in my source as:  "The Theatrum Orbis Terrarum of Abraham Ortelius (1595):  An Investigation of the Decorations and Their Sources.")

 

Finally, there is Seifert Traudl's book, Die Karte als Kunstwerk, etc., of 1979, mentioned above in connection with Hedergott's work, and an article by the same author and with the same title, probably a resumé of his own book, in:  Deutscher Verein fuer Vermessungswesen, Landverein Bayern.  Mitteilungsblatt, 32 (1980), no. 2, pp. 125-34; and, in case you can read Hungarian, or in case there is a resumé in another language:  Hrenkó Pál.  "Térképi dīszītörajzok szakmatörténeti adalékok."  Geodézia és kartográfia, 30(1978), no. 6, pp. 441-51, which my source translates as "Map Cartouches, and Contributions to Personal History", which is probably off.  Hrenkó Pál is a big name in Hungarian history of cartography.