1561 – S. Munster – Rouffach
100 €
Title: “Die Statt Rufach sampt dem Schloß Isenburg / auffs fleissigest nach jetziger Gelegenheit contrafehtet.”
Description:
Antique woodcut, highly detailed, birds eye view of Rouffach, France, the city in which Sebastian Munster studied when he was young. It showing the famous Château D’Isenbourg located in the heart of the vineyards on the Alsace wine route and the The Église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption cathedral in the centre of Rouffach. A long flowing banner title cartouche bearing the name of the town and the date 1548 runs across the top.
Map comes from the German edition of Sebastian Münster’s Cosmography, titled “Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder…”, published 1561 by Heinrich Petri in Basel.
Cartographer: Sebastian Munster (1488 – 1552)
Leaf size: 41,3 x 34 cm
Year: 1561
Technique: woodcut
Condition:
Good condition, middle fold as issued, small loss in top margin. A few brownish spots present.
This is a genuine antique map published in 1561 and not a modern copy or reprint
On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity
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