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Warhaffte abcontrafehtung der machtigen und vesten Statt Alkair

Sebastian Münster (*1489 - 1552)
Coloured woodcut town view of Cairo, Egypt. Printed in Basle by Petri circa 1575.

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Woodcut view of Cairo in Egypt by Sebastian Münster. From a German edition of the "Cosmographey". Showing the city from birdeye perspective with the Pyramids, the Great Sphinx of Giza, crocodiles and ships in the Nile River.

Details

CartographerSebastian Münster
TitleWarhaffte abcontrafehtung der machtigen und vesten Statt Alkair
Publisher, YearPetri, Basle, circa 1575
Plate Size23.5 x 39.0 cm (9.3 x 15.4 inches)
Sheet Size37.5 x 44.5 cm (14.8 x 17.5 inches)
ReferenceFauser 6299

Condition

Minor browning, two small wormholes backed.

Cartographer

Sebastian Münster was born 1489 in Ingelheim (Pfalz). First being a Franciscan, he became Professor for Theology, Hebrew and Mathematics after he converted to Protestantism in 1529. He became one of the most influencing geographers of the sixteenth century. His Cosmographia, published in 1544, spread geographical knowledge wide over Europe. It was issued in nearly 40 editions and 6 languages. Münster was the first cartographer publishing each known continent on a separate map. His second important work was the Geographia, a new edition of Ptolemys Geographia. He died May 1552 in Basel on Black Death.

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Coloured woodcut town view of Cairo, Egypt. Printed in Basle by Petri circa 1575.

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