"Europa das ein Drittheil der Erden nach Gelegenheit unsern Zeiten", Sebastian Munster, ca. 1569
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"Europa das ein Drittheil der Erden nach Gelegenheit unsern Zeiten". (First Map of the Continent of Europe). Basle, ca. 1569. Sebastian Munster (German 1488-1552), was a cartographer, cosmographer, and a Christian Hebraist scholar, his work the Cosmographia from 1544, was the earliest German description of the world. This is the first printed map of the continent of Europe, from Munster's Cosmographia universalis, first published in 1544 and released in at least 35 editions by 1628. It was the first German-language description of the world and contained 471 woodcuts and 26 maps over six volumes. Framed under glass, not inspected out of framing, sight size 11 x 13-5/6", 16-5/8 x 20-1/2" framed.
Condition: Not inspected out of framing, color appears to be antique, paper toning, German framing label on verso.
Condition: Not inspected out of framing, color appears to be antique, paper toning, German framing label on verso.
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"Europa das ein Drittheil der Erden nach Gelegenheit unsern Zeiten", Sebastian Munster, ca. 1569
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