1578 – S. Munster – Speier

Title:                      “Die Reichstatt Speier, so vor alten zeiten Civitas Nemerum, das ist, Nemeter Statt hat geheissen.”
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Description:

An early Sebastian Munster’s woodcut town view of Speyer, Germany.

Map comes from the German edition of Sebastian Münster’s Cosmography, titled “Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder…”, published in 1578 by Heinrich Petri in Basel.

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Cartographer:      Sebastian Munster​ (1488 – 1552)
Sheet size:              39,4 x 32,0 cm
Year:                        1578
Technique:            woodcut

Condition:
Good, original condition.
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This is an original antique map published ca 1578 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity