Sebastian Münster - Cosmographia - 1590
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Sebastian Münster, Cosmographia, Illustrated Edition, German language, original language, published circa 1590; a leaf with two hand-coloured woodcuts depicting a 16th-century warship and a cannibalism scene linked to Columbus's voyages, in good condition; dimensions about 36.5 x 22 cm.
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Leaf with two beautiful hand-coloured woodcuts depicting a 16th century Warship and a scene of alleged cannibalism in the New World, associated with accounts of Columbus’s voyages by Sebastian Münster.
These very old woodcuts were published in Sebastian Münster's "Cosmographey: das ist, Beschreibung Aller Länder" in Basel, Henricpetri, circa 1590.
The work was a vast chronicle of all geographical knowledge of the world up to that time. It contained world maps, as well as views of cities, and woodcuts of historical subjects, mythology, natural history, and ethnography.
Münster was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and Hebrew scholar. He also became a Franciscan monk at a young age. Münster's Cosmographia was the first scientific work in the German language.
Dimensions: 35,6 x 22 cm
Good condition, paper with some spots due to age.
Attention for US buyers: Due to recent export problems higher shipping costs to the US apply!
Leaf with two beautiful hand-coloured woodcuts depicting a 16th century Warship and a scene of alleged cannibalism in the New World, associated with accounts of Columbus’s voyages by Sebastian Münster.
These very old woodcuts were published in Sebastian Münster's "Cosmographey: das ist, Beschreibung Aller Länder" in Basel, Henricpetri, circa 1590.
The work was a vast chronicle of all geographical knowledge of the world up to that time. It contained world maps, as well as views of cities, and woodcuts of historical subjects, mythology, natural history, and ethnography.
Münster was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and Hebrew scholar. He also became a Franciscan monk at a young age. Münster's Cosmographia was the first scientific work in the German language.
Dimensions: 35,6 x 22 cm
Good condition, paper with some spots due to age.
Attention for US buyers: Due to recent export problems higher shipping costs to the US apply!
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 cm
Language
German
Original language
Yes
Number of pages
1
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