1614 – S. Munster – Londinum

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Title:                     “Londinum Feracis: Ang. Met.” & “London oder Lunden die Haupestatt in Engellande …”​
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Description:

This bird’s-eye view of London derived from the Braun & Hogenberg map, only appeared in the later editions of Munster’s the Cosmographia. It shows the area between Clerkenwell, Wapping, Southwark and Westminster Abbey. A lot of of ships and boats fill the Thames river and two couples in the foreground display the dress of the period.

Map comes from the German edition of Sebastian Münster’s Cosmography, titled “Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder, Herrschafften, fürnemmsten Stetten, geschichten, gebreüchen, handtierungen &c.”, published in 1614 by Heinrich Petri in Basel.


Cartographer:      Sebastian Munster​ (1488 – 1552)
Sheet size:             44,3 x 36,2 cm
Year:                       1614
Technique:            woodblock

Condition:
Very good condition.

This is an original antique map published in 1614 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

 

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity

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