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Europa das ein ditscheil der erden/nach gelegenheit unsern zeiten
| Article ID | EUX0347 |
Title | Europa das ein ditscheil der erden/nach gelegenheit unsern zeiten |
Map shows Europe on an inverted projection with north at the bottom of the page. One of the earliest printed maps of the European continent. Curiously oriented to the south. Shows the continent from Constantinople and Greece to the east and Spain to the southwest. With Denmark, England, Scotland and Ireland to the bottom of the map. Decorated with a beautiful sailing ship. Letterpress title on top. A large woodcut border surrounds the title on verso. From Sebastian Münster’s Cosmography, published circa 1545 by Heinrich Petri in Basel. Beautiful woodcut with allegories, two saints and German text on verso. | |
| Year | ca. 1550 |
Artist | Münster |
| Place of Publication | Basle |
| Dimensions (cm) | 26,5 x 34 |
| Condition | Some restoration at centerfold |
| Coloring | original colored |
| Technique | Woodcut |
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252.00 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )