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CONTENTS AND DESCRIPTION
1598 Sebastian Münster,
Cosmographen: das ist Beschreibung aller Länder, Herrchafften, vnd
fürnemesten Stetten des gantzen Erdbodens, sampt jhren Gelegenheiten,
Eygenschafften, Religion, Gebräuchen, Geschichten vnd Handtierungen. /
Erstlich durch Herrn Sebastian Munster mit grosser Arbeit in sechs Bücher
verfasset... Getruckt zu Basel
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This is one of the rarest
and most important sought after type of book by the famous Cartographer
Sebastian Münster. It describes the entire world as it was thought to be
before the year 1598. When one considers that Munster was working only
some 50 years or so after Columbus discovered the America, the fact that
there is any realistic substance to some of the Maps is quite amazing. There are 26 large double page maps, over 80
panoramic views of cities and maps, and over a thousand woodcuts of
creatures, people, battle scenes, and views.
Bibliographic reference: Burmeister 83, Sabin 51395, Alden 598/73.
Measurements: 39cm long, 25 cm wide, and 13 cm thick.
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SEBASTIAN MUNSTER
Born Ingleheim 1489.
Died in Basle 1552.
Published Geographia 1540 and Cospmography 1544.
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