[Untitled] Heaven and Earth
by
Sebastian Münster
Detail
Date of this map: 1578
Dimensions of the map (not including margins): 11,5 x 16 cm
Dimensions of the sheet: 30,5 x 19,5 cm
Condition: Good. Woodcut with wide margins. Old colouring and age-toning.
Condition rating: A
Verso: text in German
From: Cosmographia, 1578 (posthumous)
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Munster’s Cosmographia was one of the most influential georgraphical works of the 16th Century. It was published in a number of editions over a half century and was continuously revised and updated to include new illustrations and updated information.
The Cosmographia by Münster (1488–1552) from 1544 is the earliest German-language description of the world. Language editions were in German, Latin, French, Italian and Czech.