Antique Maps by Sebastian Münster (*1489 - †1552)

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.

1540 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Ptolemaisch General Tafel, begreiffend die halbe Kugel der Welt
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1540 (1574)
Early Ptolemaic woodcut world map by Sebastian Münster. With a surround of clouds and wind-heads. Title on verso surrounded by a beautiful woodcut border. From the German edition of Sebastian...
Ptolemaisch General Tafel, begreiffend die halbe Kugel der Welt
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Ptolemaic woodcut world map by Sebastian Munster. Published by Heinrich Petri in Basel in 1574.
1 250,00 €
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1540 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Das Kunigreich Engelland, mit dem anstossenden Reich Schottland, so vor zeiten Albion und...
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1540 (1574)
Early, unusual woodcut map of England, oriented to the East. Sebastian Munster's map was the first separately printed map of England and a landmark in the history of British maps. The map...
Das Kunigreich Engelland, mit dem anstossenden Reich Schottland, so vor...
11330
Antique woodcut map of England. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
980,00 €
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1540 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Italia mit Dreien furnemsten Inseln, Corsica, Sardinia und Sicilia.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1540 (1574)
Early woodcut map of Italy by Sebastian Münster. Showing Italy with the Islands Sardinia, Sicily and Corsica. With Dalmatia in the East. The title on verso is surrounded by a beautiful woodcut...
Italia mit Dreien furnemsten Inseln, Corsica, Sardinia und Sicilia.
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Antique woodcut map of Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
750,00 €
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1550 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Die Statt Rufach mit sampt dem Schloß Isenburg / auffs fleissigest nach jetziger Gelegenheit...
Petri, Basle, circa 1550
Original woodcut view of Rouffach in Alsace by Sebastian Münster. From a German edition of the "Cosmographey". Showing the city from birdeye perspective and the Castle Isenburg with many...
Die Statt Rufach mit sampt dem Schloß Isenburg / auffs fleissigest nach...
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Antique woodcut town view of Rouffach, Alsace. Printed in Basle by Petri circa 1550.
90,00 €
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1550 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Die Statt Rufach mit sampt dem Schloß Isenburg / auffs fleissigest nach jetziger gelegenheit...
Petri, Basle, 1550
Original woodcut view of Rouffach in Alsace by Sebastian Münster. From a German edition of the "Cosmographey". Showing the city from birdeye perspective and the Castle Isenburg with many...
Die Statt Rufach mit sampt dem Schloß Isenburg / auffs fleissigest nach...
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Antique woodcut town view of Rouffach, Alsace. Printed in Basle by Petri in 1550.
120,00 €
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1550 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Schlettstatt / etwann ein Dorff deß H. Römischen Reichs: aber jetz ein zierliche Statt.
Petri, Basle, 1550
Original old woodcut view of Sélestat in Alsace by Sebastian Münster. From a German edition of the "Cosmographey". Showing the city from birdeye perspective with birds, animals and a figure carring...
Schlettstatt / etwann ein Dorff deß H. Römischen Reichs: aber jetz ein...
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Antique woodcut town view of Selestat, Alsace. Printed in Basle by Petri in 1550.
95,00 €
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1550 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Gallie oder Franckreichs beschreibung nach aller seiner gelegenheit...
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550
Early antique map of France by Sebastian Münster. On the full text sheet. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, published in 1550 by Heinrich Petri in Basel.
Gallie oder Franckreichs beschreibung nach aller seiner gelegenheit...
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Antique woodcut map of France. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.
70,00 €
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1550 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Von dem Land Europa, das zu unsern zeiten die Christenheit begreifft unnd etwas von der Türckey.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550
Small, early woodcut map of Europe by Sebastian Münster. On the full text sheet. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, published in 1550 by Heinrich Petri in Basel.
Von dem Land Europa, das zu unsern zeiten die Christenheit begreifft...
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Antique woodcut map of the European continent. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.
180,00 €
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1550 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Von den Inseln
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550
Early woodcut map of the Greek islands of Delos, Rhodes, Alone, Thera, Sicilia and Therasia. With two sailing ships and several sea monsters. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's...
Von den Inseln
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Antique woodcut map of Greece. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.
150,00 €
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1552 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Geographiae Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini, Philosophi ac Mathematici praestantissimi, Libri...
Henricus Petri, Basle, 1552
The Geographia of Ptolemaeus with the magnificent woodcut maps of Sebastian Münster. With 27 Ptolemaic maps (World, 10 Europe, 4 Africa, 12 Asia) and 27 new maps drawn by Sebastian Münster and...
Geographiae Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini, Philosophi ac Mathematici...
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Sebastian Münster's edition of Ptolemy's Geographia with 54 woodcut maps, published by H. Petri 1552 in Basel.
22 500,00 €
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1552 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Description nouvelle du pais d'Espaigne
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1552-68
Early woodcut map of Spain and Portugal by Sebastian Münster. With the islands Majorca and Minorca. From the French edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, published between 1552 and 1568 by...
Description nouvelle du pais d'Espaigne
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Antique woodcut map of Spain - Portugal. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1552.
350,00 €
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1570 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Le portraist de la ville de Metz auec la declaration de beaucoup d'edifices.
Petri, Basle, circa 1570
Original old woodcut view of Metz in Lorraine by Sebastian Münster. From a French edition of the "Cosmographey". Showing the siege of the city from birdeye view. French text on verso.
Le portraist de la ville de Metz auec la declaration de beaucoup...
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Antique woodcut town view of Metz, Lorraine. Printed in Basle by Petri circa 1570.
60,00 €
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1574 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: [Griechenland nach seinen Land-Schafften und eigenschafften.]
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early, attractive woodcut map of Greece. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder , published 1574 by Heinrich Petri in Basel.
[Griechenland nach seinen Land-Schafften und eigenschafften.]
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Antique woodcut map of Greece. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
200,00 €
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1574 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Candia seu Creta Insula
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early small woodcut map of Crete. Verso the Cretan Labyrinth. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder , published 1574 by...
Candia seu Creta Insula
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Antique woodcut map of Crete. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
190,00 €
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1574 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: [Die Tafel gibt ein klein anzeigung...]
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early, attractive woodcut map of the Holy Land with Cyprus. On the full page. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder ,...
[Die Tafel gibt ein klein anzeigung...]
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Antique woodcut map of Cyprus, Israel. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
290,00 €
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1574 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Gemeine Beschreibung Aller Mitnachtigen Lander Schweden, Gothen, Nordwegien, Dennmarck &c.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early woodcut map of Scandinavia. Shows Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Scotland, Denmark with the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Sebastian Munster's second map of Scandinavia, based on the Carta...
Gemeine Beschreibung Aller Mitnachtigen Lander Schweden, Gothen,...
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Antique woodcut map of Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
1 200,00 €
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1574 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Sclavonia oder Windisch Marck, Bossen, Crabaten
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early woodcut map of the Balkan by Sebastian Munster. Showing Croatia and Slovenia with parts of Austria and Bosnia. The title on verso is surrounded by a beautiful woodcut border. From the German...
Sclavonia oder Windisch Marck, Bossen, Crabaten
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Antique woodcut map of Dalmatia, Bosnia, Slovenia, Croatia. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
580,00 €
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1574 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Die Statt Siemern mit aller ihrer Gelegenheit, wie sie zu unsern zeiten in wesen steht, gantz...
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Large, early woodcut view of Simmern in the Hunsruck by Sebastian Munster on the full double sheet. With coat of arms and a key. Verso description of the city. From the German edition of Sebastian...
Die Statt Siemern mit aller ihrer Gelegenheit, wie sie zu unsern zeiten...
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Antique woodcut town view of Simmern, Rhineland-Palatinate. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
250,00 €
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1574 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Die Reichstatt Speyer, so vor alten zeiten Civitas Nemerum, das ist, Nemeter Statt hat geheissen.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Large, early woodcut view of Speyer beside the river Rhine by Sebastian Munster on the full double sheet. Large coat of arms and title on verso. Below and verso a description of the city. From the...
Die Reichstatt Speyer, so vor alten zeiten Civitas Nemerum, das ist,...
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Antique woodcut town view of Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
250,00 €
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1574 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Ware contrafehtung der Reichstatt Landaw, wie sie zu unsern zeiten in der Mauren steht.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Large, early woodcut view of Landau in der Pfalz by Sebastian Munster on the full double sheet. With two coat of arms. Below a description of the city. From the German edition of Sebastian...
Ware contrafehtung der Reichstatt Landaw, wie sie zu unsern zeiten in...
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Antique woodcut town view of Landau, Rhineland-Palatinate. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
250,00 €
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1574 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Die Statt Chur im Schweizergebirg, in der Grauwenbündter Land, unten vom Rhein gelegen.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Large, early woodcut view of Chur by Sebastian Munster on the full double sheet. Below description of the city. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder...
Die Statt Chur im Schweizergebirg, in der Grauwenbündter Land, unten vom...
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Antique woodcut town view of Chur, Graubunden. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
300,00 €
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1574 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Fryburg im Briszgoew ein neuwe Statt an einem edlen und fruchtbaren orth gelegen, do ein...
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Large, early woodcut view of Freiburg im Breisgau by Sebastian Munster on the full double sheet. With coat of arms in a text ribbon. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography,...
Fryburg im Briszgoew ein neuwe Statt an einem edlen und fruchtbaren orth...
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Antique woodcut town view of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
270,00 €
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1574 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Ware abcontrafhetung der loblichen und alten statt Solothurn, gelegen in der Eydtgnoschafft an...
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Large, early woodcut view of Solothurn by Sebastian Munster on the full double sheet. With coat of arms. Verso description of the city. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography,...
Ware abcontrafhetung der loblichen und alten statt Solothurn, gelegen in...
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Antique woodcut town view of Solothurn. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
220,00 €
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1574 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Neapels - Der Koenigliche Statt Neapels abcontrafehtung. / Regn. Neapolit. Mare mediterraneu.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Large, early woodcut view of the fortified city of Naples (Napoli) by Sebastian Munster on the full double sheet. The castle of San Martino is shown on the hill, as well as the Castel dell'Ovo and...
Neapels - Der Koenigliche Statt Neapels abcontrafehtung. / Regn....
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Antique woodcut town view of Naples (Napoli). Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
500,00 €
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