The cartouches on the maps are called ornately decorated inserts in the form of a shield, an emblem, a wall or a scroll. It often contains a map title, information about the author or the map owner, it may also contain additional information about the objects depicted on the map.
The word cartouche has several meanings and the most similar to cartography is a term from arts and architecture.

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