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Europa prima pars Terrae informa virginis

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Article ID EUX2006
Artist Bünting (1545-1606)
Heinrich Bünting (1545 – 1606) was a Protestant pastor and theologian. He is best known for his book of woodcut maps titled Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae (Travel book through Holy Scripture) first published in 1581. Bünting was born in Hannover, Germany, in 1545. He studied theology at the University of Wittenberg graduating in 1569 and became a Protestant pastor in Lemgo. He was dismissed in 1575 and moved to Gronau an der Leine. In 1591 he was appointed superintendent in Goslar. When a dispute arose over his teachings in 1600 he was dismissed and retired from the ministry. He spent the rest of his life as a private citizen in Hannover. His book of woodcut maps, Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae, first published in Magdeburg in 1581, was a very popular book in its day. It was reprinted and translated several times. The book provided the most complete summary of biblical geography available and described the Holy Land by following the travels of various notable people from the Old and New Testaments. In addition to conventional maps, the book also contained three figurative maps; the world depicted using a cloverleaf design thought to possibly represent the Trinity with Jerusalem in the center, Europe in the form of a crowned and robed woman, and Asia as the winged horse Pegasus.
Title Europa prima pars Terrae informa virginis
Year ca. 1587
Description
Map shows Europe as a woman,Spain is the crowned head, Italy and Denmark arms, and the figure’s robes flow eastwards towards central Europe, Russia and the Balkans.
Place of Publication Hanover
Dimensions (cm)27,5 x 36
ConditionVery good
Coloringoriginal colored
TechniqueWoodcut

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