Leaf with two beautiful hand-coloured woodcuts by Sebastian Münster, one woodcut titled “Virgula divina,” depicting the use of a divining rod to locate underground resources, alongside a detailed cross-section of mining activity, including extraction and processing of ore. Next, one depicting a stylized fish, representing marine life as understood in 16th-century cosmographical and natural history imagery. 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: 35,3 x 22 cm Reasonable condition, paper browned and with some spots due to age. Attention for US buyers: Due to recent export problems higher shipping costs to the US apply!