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Reference 11533
Early depiction of cannibalism in Southeast Asia. Verso a view of Pego. Transcription of the text to the right of the woodcut:
In etlichen Stetten dieser Inseln frißt man Menschenfleisch, besond wan d'mensch alt wirt, und nit mehr arbweiten mag, od' so er jung ist, und in ein verzweifflet Krankheit falt, laßt ma ihn nicht selbs sterben, sonder schlecht ihn zeitlich zu todt, koche und frißt ihn.
From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder, published 1574 by Heinrich Petri in Basel.
Cartographer | Sebastian Münster |
Title | Von der Insel Giava |
Publisher, Year | Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574 |
Plate Size | 6.5 x 6.5 cm (2.6 x 2.6 inches) |
Sheet Size | 33.5 x 21.0 cm (13.2 x 8.3 inches) |
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