Sebastian Münster - Cosmographia - 1590
08
days
00
hours
24
minutes
15
seconds
Starting bid
€ 1
No reserve price
Expert
Selected by Volker Riepenhausen
Specialist in travel literature and pre-1600 rare prints with 28 years experience.
Estimate € 250 - € 300
No bids placed
Catawiki Buyer Protection
Your payment’s safe with us until you receive your object.View details
Trustpilot 4.4 | 136487 reviews
Rated Excellent on Trustpilot.
Sebastian Münster's illustrated German edition Cosmographia, published in Basel circa 1590, contains a leaf with three hand-coloured woodcuts depicting a battle scene, a portrait of King Clovis and a portrait of Count Willem of Burgundy, and is in good condition; dimensions 35.7 x 22 cm.
AI-assisted summary
Description from the seller
Leaf with 3 beautiful hand-coloured woodcuts depicting a battle scene, a portrait of King Clovis and a portrait of Count Willem of Burgundy 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: 35,7 x 22 cm
Good condition, paper slightly browned and with some spots due to age.
Attention for US buyers: Due to recent export problems higher shipping costs to the US apply!
Leaf with 3 beautiful hand-coloured woodcuts depicting a battle scene, a portrait of King Clovis and a portrait of Count Willem of Burgundy 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: 35,7 x 22 cm
Good condition, paper slightly browned and 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
35.7 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
22 cm
Language
German
Original language
Yes
Number of pages
1
Sold by
