1598 – S. Munster – Schweden Gothen Norwegien Denmarck

Title:                      “Gemeine Beschreibung aller Mitnachtigen Lander / alss Schweden / Gothen / Norwegien / Denmarck / &c.”
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Description:
Munster’s third and final map of Scandinavia including England, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, The Baltics, Greenland and America. The map shows two Greenlands, with the name of Groclandt. The imaginary islands of Frisland, Icaria, Podalida, and St. Brendain are shown in the North Sea. The North Pole has a note of Pigmei hic habitandt, indicating that pygmies live there.

The map comes from the German edition of Sebastian Münster’s Cosmography, titled “Cosmographey Oder beschreibung Aller Länder herrschafftenn vnd fürnemesten Stetten des gantzen Erdbodens…”, published in 1598 by Heinrich Petri in Basel.
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Cartographer:      Sebastian Munster​ (1488 – 1552)
Leaf size:              37,4 x 31,9 cm
Year:                      1598
Technique:           woodcut

Condition:
Reasonable condition. Narrow margins. Small lower part of the map is missing.
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This is an original antique map published in 1598 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity