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Germania nova Tabula MDXXXXII.

Gastaldi's modern map of Germany, from the Low Countries to Poland in the North and covering Germany and part of Hungary in the South.It is one of the earliest obtainable...

Maker: GASTALDI, G.
Date: Venice, 1548
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Piamonte Nova Tav.

Gastaldi's modern map of Piemonte, Northern Italy. It is one of the earliest obtainable modern maps of the region.From Giacomo Gastaldi's Atlas of 1548 which has been cal...

Maker: GASTALDI, G.
Date: Venice, 1548
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Marcha de Ancona Nova.

Gastaldi's modern map of Ancona. It is one of the earliest obtainable modern maps of the region.From Giacomo Gastaldi's Atlas of 1548 which has been called the most compr...

Maker: GASTALDI, G.
Date: Venice, 1548
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Tabula Europae I. (British Isles)

Gastaldi's map of the British Isles is based on Ptolemy. It is one of the earliest obtainable maps of the region.From Giacomo Gastaldi's Atlas of 1548, which has been ca...

Maker: GASTALDI, G.
Date: Venice, 1548
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Tabula Aphricae II.

Gastaldi's map of North Africa and part of the Mediterranean, including Malta, Sardinia and Sicily. Embellished with two mythical birds and a ship wreck off the coast. Ba...

Maker: GASTALDI, G.
Date: Venice, 1548
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Tabula Aphricae I. (Morocco & Southeast Spain)

Gastaldi's map of North Africa with Morocco and the Balearic Islands to the Pillars of Hercules. Based upon Ptolemy.Embellished is a sailing ship, sea monster and several...

Maker: GASTALDI, G.
Date: Venice, 1548
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Tabula Europae VIII. (Russia, Ukraine, Baltic, Scandinavia)

Gastaldi's map showing the Baltic in the North and the Black Sea in the south. Based upon Ptolemy.Embellished is a sailing ship, sea monster and several curious animals.I...

Maker: GASTALDI, G.
Date: Venice, 1548
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Tabula Europae VII. (Sicily, Sardinia and Malta)

Gastaldi's map showing Sicily, Sardinia and Malta. Based upon Ptolemy.Embellished is a sailing ship, sea monster and several curious animals.It is one of the earliest obt...

Maker: GASTALDI, G.
Date: Venice, 1548
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Tabula Asiae XI. [Southeast Asia]

Gastaldi's map showing Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean based upon Ptolemy.It is one of the earliest obtainable maps of the region .From Giacomo Gastaldi's Atlas of 15...

Maker: GASTALDI, G.
Date: Venice, 1548
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Flandria Barbantia e Holanda No.

Gastaldi's modern map of the Low Countries of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. It includes parts of England, France and Germany.According to van der Heijden This ...

Maker: GASTALDI, G.
Date: Venice, 1548
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Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Missal.

Missel fragment with wonderful decorated initials.

Maker: BOOK OF HOURS
Date: France, ca. 1550
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[Sea monsters] De regnis Septentrion. Monstra marina & terrestria.

Münster's plate of monsters of both land and sea, taken from Olaus Magnus' 'Carta Marina' of 1539, with abundant tusks, horns and twin-spouts. One vignette shows a galle...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, ca. 1550
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Large leaf from an early 16-th century antiphoner.

RECTO: 6 lines of of 5-stave music. Two large initials. "A"lleluya... in yellow and green, the initial endingin a dragon?s head. "M"agnus... in yellow...

Maker: ANTIPHONARY
Date: Northern France, 1520-1550
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The mocking of Christ.

The mocking of Christ. by A. Duerer.(1471-1528) From the "passion" series. B.No.8. 2nd state.Monogrammed at centrebottom AD.On the back is text in 16th.century...

Maker: DÜRER, A.
Date: Germany c. 1550
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Hispanien nach aller gelegenheit?

Early map of Spain and Portugal.

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, ca. 1550
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Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.

RECTO: Seven 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds and five line fillers in same.VERSO: Five 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds and one 2-lines...

Maker: BOOK OF HOURS
Date: France, 1520-1550
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King David.

RECTO: An engraving showing king David, who is receiving the messenger telling him king Saul is killed in a battle, and bringing him Saul's crown. Text in Dutch. VERSO: 4...

Maker: ANONYMOUS
Date: The Netherlands 1550
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In Somnium Scipionis Libri II.. [With world map]

With 5 schematic woodcuts and a fine woodcut map of the world (80 x 80 mm). The famous map of the world appears in the different printing in the 15th. and 16th Century in...

Maker: MACROBIUS,A.
Date: Leyden 1550
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Bohemia Praha Budweiss Cheb.

Fine wood block engraved map of Bohemia or The Czech Republic by Sebastian Münster. Published in "COSMOGRAPHIA". The page includes copper engravings of a royal...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basel, ca. 1550
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Von den Laendern Asie [Palestine]

Sebastian Münster, 1489-1552, outstanding geographer of Basle. Editied Ptolemy's atlas ' Geographia Universalis', editions 1540,-42, -45, -51 and -52. Published his &quo...

Maker: Münster, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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India extrema XIX Nova Tabula.

One of the first European maps of Asia. Although quite crude, Münster's map does significantly improve upon the Ptolemaic model for the area. The coast of China begins t...

Maker: MÜNSTER,S.
Date: Basle, c.1550
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Hispanien nach aller seiner gelegenheit?

Early map of Spain and Portugal. Featuring vessels and a sea monster.

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, ca. 1550
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Die erst Tafel, innhaltend das Schweytzerlandt, mit den anstossenden Ländern / Die ander Tafel des Rheinstroms, begreiffend die Pfaltz, Westereich, Eyfel ec. . .

A monumental map of the course of the Rhine river. This is a three-sheet woodcut map showing the Rhine from the headwaters in Switzerland to its mouth in the North Sea. T...

Maker: MÜNSTER, Sebastian.
Date: Basel, H.Petri, ca. 1550
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[No title] Daniel's Dream Map.

A somewhat curious map of Europe, Africa, and Asia is to be found in apocalyptic literature originally emanating from Wittenberg in 1530 or even 1529. The map was used by...

Maker: LUFT,H. after
Date: Hans Walther, Magdeburg 1545, 1550
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Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.

Justification: 102x70mm. RECTO: One 2-line initial and 1-line initial, both in liquid gold on colored grounds.VERSO: Five lines of text and two line-fillers in liquid gol...

Maker: Book of Hours.
Date: France, c.1550
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Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.

RECTO: Panel border of acanthus leaves and flowers on a partly liquid gold and dark red ground, one 2-line initial in liquid gold on colored grounds.VERSO: Same panel bor...

Maker: Book of Hours.
Date: France, 1550
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Quarta Rhein et IX Nova Tabula.

Sebastian Münster, 1489-1552, outstanding geographer of Basle. Edited Ptolemy's atlas 'Geographia Universalis', editions 1540,-42, -45, -51 and -52. Published his 'Cosmo...

Maker: Münster, S.
Date: Basle, c. 1550
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Universelle livre IIII.

An attractive map of southern Russia and the Caucasus from Sebastian Munster's 'Cosmographia'.

Maker: Münster, S.
Date: Basel, c. 1550
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Sumatra ein grosse Insel so von den alten Geographen Taprobana genennt worden.

Sebastian Münster, 1489-1552, outstanding geographer of Basle. Edited Ptolemy's atlas Geographia Universalis, editions 1540,-42, -45, -51 and -52. Published his Cosmogra...

Maker: Münster, S.
Date: Basel, c. 1550
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Europa Virgo [Europe personified as a woman.]

From Cosmographia and showing the continent (west at the top) with the Iberian peninsula as the head with crown, Italy and Denmark as the arms, carrying an orb and sceptr...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, c.1550
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Landtafel des Ungerlands / Polands / Reussen / Littaw / Walachey und Bulgarey

Early, attractive colored woodcut map showing the area between Poland, Austria and Croatia in the West and from Moscow to Istanbul (Constantinople)in the East. From a Ger...

Maker: Münster, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Hispanien nach aller seiner Gelegenheit, in Bergen, Stetten, Volckern, Konigreichen, Wassern und Inseln

Early, attractive woodcut map of Spain and Portugal in beautiful handcolor.From a German edition of Cosmographia from Sebastian Munster.

Maker: Munster, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Genff [Geneva]

Early wood block print of Geneva. From his Geographia , that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge.The Cosmographia was one of the most successful and popular books o...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S
Date: Basle, ca. 1550
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Die Stadt Florentz. [Florence].

Early wood block print of Florence. From his Geographia , that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge.The Cosmographia was one of the most successful and popular books...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S
Date: Basle, ca. 1550
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Die Siebenburg, so man sunst auch Transsylvaniam nennt

Early, attractive colored woodcut map showing Transylvania today part of Romania. From a German edition of Cosmographia from Sebastian Munster.

Maker: MUNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Schlesia nach aller Gelegenheit / in Stetten / Wassern und Bergen / mit sampt andern anstossenden Ländern.

Early, attractive colored woodcut map showing Silesia in Poland. From a German edition of Cosmographia from Sebastian Munster.

Maker: MUNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Europa Virgo.

Allegorical map showing Europe in the shape of a woman. The representation of Europa Regina was first drawn by Jonannes Bucius in 1537. This simplified version appeared i...

Maker: Sebastian Münster
Date: Basel, ca. 1550
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Noua Graecia secundum omnes eius regiones & prouincias citra ultra & Hellespontum

Nice colored woodcut map of Greece with the western part of Turkey. From an edition of "Cosmographiae Universalis" by Sebastian Münster.

Maker: Münster, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Die Heylige Statt Jerusalem

Decorative colored woodcut town-view of Jerusalem by Sebastian Münster. From a German edition of the "Cosmographey". Showing the city from birdeye perspective ...

Maker: MUNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Helvetiae moderna descriptio

Early woodcut map showing Switzerland, South Germany and the Lake Constance. From a Latin edition of Cosmographia from Sebastian Munster, published around 1550.

Maker: MUNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Mostri marini & terrestri, che si trouano in ogni luogo nelle parti d' aquilone.

One of the most famous charts of mythical sea monsters by Sebastian Munster. The monsters are derivative from the 'Carta Marina' of 1539 by Olaus Magnus and have been use...

Maker: MUNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Tabula Asiae VII. [Central Asia and Russia]

Wood block printed map with letter press on verso. A Ptolemaic map of the region north and east of the Black Sea and Caspian Sea, extending to the Imaus Mountains.Münste...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, c.1550
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Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.

RECTO: Panel border of acanthus leaves and flowers on a partly liquid gold and dark red ground, one 2-line initial and five 1-line initials in liquid gold on colored grou...

Maker: BOOK OF HOURS.
Date: France, 1550
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New Griechenlande/mit andern anstossenden Ländern/wie es zu unsern zeiten beschriben ist . . .

Map of Greece with the Peloponnese an all islands, partly showing Crete.

Maker: MÜNSTER, Sebastian
Date: Basel, 1550
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Moderna Evropae descriptio.

This important map represents one of the first printed maps of the European continent as a whole. Printed initially around 1550 in the famous Cosmographia, it was then re...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basel, ca. 1550
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Hispanien nach aller seiner gelegenheit...

Early map of Spain and Portugal. Featuring vessels and a sea monster.

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, ca. 1550
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Bende Stett Genff Gross und Klein/mit Einer Brucken Zusammen Gehencht. (Geneva)

Detailed hand-colored woodcut engraving of Geneva. The plate shows buildings, gardens and town walls. Map is adorned with a large armorial and has German text on the vers...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, c1550
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Moscovia.

Important hand-colored, woodcut map of Russia with Moscow and the Ukraine and published in Munster's "Cosmography". this is from the German text edition from 15...

Maker: MUNSTER, S.
Date: Basel, 1550
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(Poland & Transylvania.)

Fine hand-colored woodcut map of the Transylvania and Poland regions. From the earliest German edition of "Cosmography." One of the first printed maps. Sebastia...

Maker: MUNSTER, S.
Date: Basel, 1550
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Tabula novarum insularum, quas diversis respectibus Occidentalis et Indianas vocant.

The earliest separate map to show both North and South America. One of the first maps also to include Japan, and the first to refer to Mare Pacificum or the Pacific Ocean...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Moderna Evropa descriptio.

At the time Sebastian Münster published this map, it was not yet conventional to orient the North at the top. The uncommon orientation to the South for this map was deri...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Totius Africae tabula & descriptio universalis etiam ultra Ptolemaei extensa.

A wonderfully decorative and extremely interesting map of the continent of Africa by Sebastian Munster. The map features a galleon, mountains, rivers, assorted kings crow...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Tabula orientalis regionis, Asiae sciliset extremas complectens terras et regna.

This is one of the earliest maps of the whole continent of Asia, based on the recent geographical discoveries by Portuguese navigators.The outline of the Asian mainland i...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Typus Orbis Universalis

Beautiful example of Sebastian Münster's oval new world map, from the Cosmographia of 1550. Relief is shown pictorially. The map is embellished with fierce sea monsters...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Altera generalis tab. Secundum Ptol.

Lovely full color example Sebastian Münster's Ptolemaic world map, from the Cosmographia of 1550. Relief is shown pictorially. The Ptolemaic map shows the known world b...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Missal.

Missal fragment with two wonderful decorated initials "P" and "D".

Maker: BOOK OF HOURS
Date: France, ca. 1550
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[Sea monsters] De regnis Septentrion. Monstra marina & terrestria. . .

Münster's plate of monsters of both land and sea, taken from Olaus Magnus' 'Carta Marina' of 1539, with abundant tusks, horns and twin-spouts. One vignette shows a galle...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, ca. 1550
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Bohemiae descriptio iuxta insigniores eius civitates & oppida

This particular woodblock map displays the Czech Republic centred on Prague and the Elb River. Cities, towns, rivers and mountains are shown along with a key at lower rig...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Galliae Regionis Nova Descriptio.

Sebastian Münster's handsome and fascinating 1550 map of France and Belgium from the Pyrenees to Holland, also showing the south coast of England and the Channel Islands...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Poloniae Et Ungariae XV Nova Descriptio.

Early edition Munster's map of Poland, Lithuania, the Ukraine, Moscovy and the Balkans, extending from Prussia, Vilna and Smolensky in the north to Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cons...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Germanicae Nationis Descriptio.

This charming map was published in the 1550-edition of Sebastian Münster’s Cosmographia. This edition is considered to be Münster’s Magnum Opus. Early Munster's ma...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Noua Graecia, secundum omneseius regiones & prouincias citra & ultra Hellespontum.

A fine graphic example of Munster's map of Greece, Turkey, and adjoining regions, from the 1550-Latin edition of Munster's Cosmographia. It extends to Just north of the D...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Sveviae et Bavariae Descriptio.

An attractive early woodcut map Bavaria in Southern Germany. The map extends from the source of the Danube through Ulm, Ingolstad, Regensberg and Passau on the Danube, th...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Hispaniae Regionis Nova Descriptio.

One of the earliest obtainable maps of Spain & Portugal. Woodcut map featuring the mountain ranges, rivers, roads, and major cities. Fully engraved seas. Text block a...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Helvetiae Moderna Descriptio.

Early woodcut map showing Switzerland, South Germany and the Lake Bodensee below right. Fine colored map of Switzerland and the Alps, with north oriented to the right. Th...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Typus Orbis Universalis.

Münster's map of the World is one of the most recognized world maps of the 16th Century. This example is from the second woodblock, which includes the engraver David Kan...

Maker: MUNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, ca. 1550
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Die länder Asie nach irer gelegenheit biss in Indiam werden in diser tafel verzeichnet.

One of the first European maps of Asia. Although quite crude, Münster's map does significantly improve upon the Ptolemaic model for the area. The coast of China begins t...

Maker: MÜNSTER,S.
Date: Basle, c.1550
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Moderna Evropae Descriptio.

One of the first printed maps of the European continent as a whole. Initially, it appeared in the famous Cosmographia (CIRCA 1550) and then re-issued several times before...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basel, circa 1550
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Die länder Asie nach irer gelegenheit biss in Indiam werden in disser tafel verzeichnet

This is one of the earliest maps of the whole continent based on the recent geographical discoveries by Portuguese navigators..The outline of the Asian mainland is relati...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Nouvelle Description du Pays de Souysse. . .

Interesting woodblock map of Switzerland. From a French edition of Munster's Cosmographia Universalis.

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550
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Warhaffte abcontrafactur der namhafften Statt St. Quintin sampt aller Laegerstatt und umbligenden Ort wie sie von Konigs Philippi Heer im jar 1557 belagert worden

Rare and charming woodcut of St. Quentin. A bird's eye view of the siege of St. Quentin in Aisne (France) by the forces of King Philip II of Spain, in 1557. It shows the ...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basel, H.Petri, ca. 1550
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