Sebastian Münster - Cosmographia - 1590
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Sebastian Münster’s Cosmographia, an illustrated German edition from Basel by Henricpetri around 1590, is a single sheet with four coloured woodcuts and an illustrated capital in good condition, measuring 36.5 x 22.5 cm.
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1 plate with 4 finely colored woodcuts and 1 illustrated capital from 'Cosmography: das ist, Beschreibung Aller Länder' by Sebastian Münster, Basel, Henricpetri, around 1590. On a single sheet; the date is unknown.
The work was a vast chronicle of all the geographic knowledge of the world up to that moment. It contained world maps, as well as city views and wood engravings of historical subjects, mythology, natural history, and ethnography.
Sebastian Münster was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and Hebrew scholar. He also became a Franciscan monk at an early age. Münster's Cosmographia was the first scientific work in the German language.
Dimensions: 36.5 x 22.5 cm
Good condition
1 plate with 4 finely colored woodcuts and 1 illustrated capital from 'Cosmography: das ist, Beschreibung Aller Länder' by Sebastian Münster, Basel, Henricpetri, around 1590. On a single sheet; the date is unknown.
The work was a vast chronicle of all the geographic knowledge of the world up to that moment. It contained world maps, as well as city views and wood engravings of historical subjects, mythology, natural history, and ethnography.
Sebastian Münster was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and Hebrew scholar. He also became a Franciscan monk at an early age. Münster's Cosmographia was the first scientific work in the German language.
Dimensions: 36.5 x 22.5 cm
Good condition
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
Incunabula & early printing
Book Title
Cosmographia
Author/ Illustrator
Sebastian Münster
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1590
Height
36.5 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
22.5 cm
Language
German
Original language
Yes
Number of pages
1
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