Landtafel des Ungerlands, Polands, Reussen, Littaw, Walachei, Bulgarei

Sebastian Münster (*1489 - 1552)
Antique woodcut map of Eastern Europe. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1552.

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Description

Rare early woodcut map of Eastern Europe by Sebastian Munster. It offers a detailed depiction of Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Moscovy, and the Balkans, extending geographically from Prussia, Vilna, and Smolensk in the north to Bosnia, Bulgaria, Istanbul (Constantinople), and the Crimea in the south, with Poland as the central focus.

The 1552 edition is particularly noteworthy for several unique features:

Grid Numbering System: It is the only known edition to incorporate additional grid numbers. An early and rare experiment in standardized placename indexing, setting it apart from both earlier and later prints.

Title Variation: This edition bears the Roman numeral "XX" in its title, a characteristic not shared by other versions. Earlier editions used "XV", while later versions omitted the Roman numeral entirely.

The title on verso is surrounded by a beautiful woodcut border. From Sebastian Münster & Claudius Ptolemy's Geographiae Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini, published 1552 by Henricus Petri in Basel.

Details

CartographerSebastian Münster
TitleLandtafel des Ungerlands, Polands, Reussen, Littaw, Walachei, Bulgarei
Publisher, YearHeinrich Petri, Basle, 1540 (1552)
Plate Size29.0 x 37.0 cm (11.4 x 14.6 inches)
Sheet Size30.7 x 38.5 cm (12.1 x 15.2 inches)

Condition

Slightly browned. Very good condition.

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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Sebastian Münster: Landtafel des Ungerlands, Polands, Reussen, Littaw, Walachei, Bulgarei.
Antique woodcut map of Eastern Europe. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1552.

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