Beschreibung des Lands Pomern, sampt allen Hertzogthumben, Graueschafften und fürnemmen...

Sebastian Münster (*1489 - 1552)
Antique woodcut map of Rugen, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.

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Description

Early woodcut map of the Pomerania by Sebastian Munster. Showing the coastal line of the Baltic Sea from Rügen, Usedom to Danzig (Gdansk). With nine coat of arms on top. From the German edition of Sebastian Munster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder, published 1574 by Heinrich Petri in Basel.

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CartographerSebastian Münster
TitleBeschreibung des Lands Pomern, sampt allen Hertzogthumben, Graueschafften und fürnemmen Stetten darinn gelegen.
Publisher, YearHeinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Plate Size21.0 x 37.8 cm (8.3 x 14.9 inches)
Sheet Size33.5 x 41.0 cm (13.2 x 16.1 inches)

Condition

Three spots of ink in right half. A good copy.

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: Beschreibung des Lands Pomern, sampt allen Hertzogthumben, Graueschafften und fürnemmen Stetten darinn gelegen..
Antique woodcut map of Rugen, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.

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