1559 – S. Munster – De terris Asiae minoris

Title:                     “De terris Asiae minoris”​
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Description:
Early woodcut map of Turkey, Cyprus and Armenia, extending from the Straits of Bosphorus and Constantinopel to Syria. Includes a sea monster.

The map comes from the Latin edition of Sebastian Münster’s Cosmography, titled “Cosmographiae uniuersalis Lib. VI., in quibus, iuxta certioris fidei scriptorum traditionem describuntur, Omnium habitabilis orbis partiu[m] situs … ”, published by Heinrich Petri in Basel, 1559.

Cartographer:   Sebastian Munster​ (1488 – 1552)
Sheet size:           20,8 x 30,2 cm
Year:                     1559
Technique:          copper engraving
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Condition:
Good condition. Brownish line in the margin’s bottom. Folding line present.
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This is an original antique map published in 1559 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

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