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.

Sebastian Münster: Weissenburg mit umbligender Landtschaffe auff das allerfleissigest nach aller Gelegenheit...
Petri, Basle, circa 1550
Original old coloured woodcut view of Wissembourg in Alsace by Sebastian Münster. From a German edition of the "Cosmographey". Showing the city from birdeye perspective with many surrounding...
Weissenburg mit umbligender Landtschaffe auff das allerfleissigest nach...
1550 - Sebastian Münster
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Coloured woodcut town view of Wissembourg, Alsace. Printed in Basle by Petri circa 1550.
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Sebastian Münster: La Peincture de la Cite de Colmar, et du Pays Circonvoisin.
Petri, Basle, circa 1550
Original woodcut view of Colmar in Alsace by Sebastian Münster. From a French edition of the "Cosmographey". Showing the city from birdeye perspective with many surrounding details. French text on...
La Peincture de la Cite de Colmar, et du Pays Circonvoisin.
1550 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut town view of Colmar, Alsace. Printed in Basle by Petri circa 1550.
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Sebastian Münster: Die Statt Colmar contrafehtet nach aller ihrer Gelegenheit / sampt umbligender Landschafft
Petri, Basle, 1550
Original woodcut view of Colmar in Alsace by Sebastian Münster. From a German edition of the "Cosmographey". Showing the city from birdeye perspective with many surrounding details. German text on...
Die Statt Colmar contrafehtet nach aller ihrer Gelegenheit / sampt...
1550 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut town view of Colmar, Alsace. Printed in Basle by Petri in 1550.
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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...
1550 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut map of France. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.
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Sebastian Münster: Candia seu Creta Insula
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550
Early woodcut map of Crete. An elephant on verso. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder , published 1550 by Heinrich Petri...
Candia seu Creta Insula
1550 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut map of Crete. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.
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Sebastian Münster: Italia mit dreyen furnemesten Inseln, Corsica, Sardinia, und Sicilia
Basle, circa 1550
Attractive woodcut map showing Italy with Corsica, Sardinia and Sicilia. From a German edition of Cosmographia from Sebastian Munster.
Italia mit dreyen furnemesten Inseln, Corsica, Sardinia, und Sicilia
1550 - Sebastian Münster
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Coloured woodcut map of Italy. Printed in Basle circa 1550.
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Sebastian Münster: Contrafhetung der fürnemen Stad Venedig, sampt den umbligenden Inseln.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550
Large, early woodcut view of Venice (Venezia) by Sebastian Munster on the full double sheet. Two text cartouches providing additional information about the city. Decorated with many ships. From the...
Contrafhetung der fürnemen Stad Venedig, sampt den umbligenden Inseln.
1550 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut town view of Venice (Venezia). Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.
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Sebastian Münster: Schlesia nach aller Gelegenheit / in Stetten / Wassern und Bergen / mit sampt andern anstossenden...
Basle, circa 1550
Early, attractive coloured woodcut map showing Silesia in Poland. From a German edition of Cosmographia from Sebastian Munster.
Schlesia nach aller Gelegenheit / in Stetten / Wassern und Bergen / mit...
1550 - Sebastian Münster
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Coloured woodcut map of Silesia. Printed in Basle circa 1550.
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Sebastian Münster: Die Siebenburg, so man sunst auch Transsylvaniam nennt
Basle, circa 1550
Early, attractive coloured woodcut map showing Transylvania today part of Romania. From a German edition of Cosmographia from Sebastian Munster.
Die Siebenburg, so man sunst auch Transsylvaniam nennt
1550 - Sebastian Münster
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Coloured woodcut map of Transylvania. Printed in Basle circa 1550.
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Sebastian Münster: Hispanien nach aller seiner Gelegenheit, in Bergen, Stetten, Völckern, Königreichen, Wässern und...
Basle, circa 1550
Early, attractive woodcut map of Spain and Portugal in beautiful handcolour. From a German edition of Cosmographia from Sebastian Munster.
Hispanien nach aller seiner Gelegenheit, in Bergen, Stetten, Völckern,...
1550 - Sebastian Münster
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Coloured woodcut map of Spain - Portugal. Printed in Basle circa 1550.
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Sebastian Münster: Helvetiae moderna descriptio
Basle, circa 1550
Early woodcut map showing Switzerland, South Germany and the Lake Constance. From a Latin edition of Cosmographia from Sebastian Munster, published around 1550.
Helvetiae moderna descriptio
1550 - Sebastian Münster
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Coloured woodcut map of Switzerland. Printed in Basle circa 1550.
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Sebastian Münster: Valesia / Wallisserlandt
Basle, circa 1550
Early woodcut map of the Valais in southern Switzerland. Showing the region at the river Rhone from the Furka Pass to St. Maurice. Verso a portrait of Sebastian Munster. From a German edition of...
Valesia / Wallisserlandt
1550 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut map of Valais / Portrait Sebastian Munster. Printed in Basle circa 1550.
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Sebastian Münster: Mostri marini & terrestri, che si trouano in ogni luogo nelle parti d' aquilone
Basle, circa 1550
One of the most famous charts of mythical sea monsters by Sebastian Munster. The monsters are derivative from the 'Carta Marina' of 1539 by Olaus Magnus and have been used by many 16th and 17th...
Mostri marini & terrestri, che si trouano in ogni luogo nelle parti d'...
1550 - Sebastian Münster
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Coloured woodcut of seamonsters of the 16th century. Published by Seb. Munster in Basel during the year 1550.
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Sebastian Münster: Germanicae Nationis Descriptio.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1552
Early woodcut map of Germany by Sebastian Münster. Oriented to the South. Showing the region from Croatia in the upper left to Lübeck and Hamburg in the North. Title on verso. From Münster's...
Germanicae Nationis Descriptio.
1552 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut map of Germany. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1552.
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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
1552 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut map of Spain - Portugal. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1552.
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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...
1552 - Sebastian Münster
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Sebastian Münster's edition of Ptolemy's Geographia with 54 woodcut maps, published by H. Petri 1552 in Basel.
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Sebastian Münster: Behemer Koenigreich, mit Bergen und Waelden geringsumb beschlossen
circa 1570
Handcoloured woodcut map showing Bohemia centered around Praha. From a German edition of Cosmographia from Sebastian Munster.
Behemer Koenigreich, mit Bergen und Waelden geringsumb beschlossen
1570 - Sebastian Münster
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Coloured woodcut map of Czechia - Bohemia. Printed circa 1570.
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Sebastian Münster: Tabula Asiae VII
Petri, Basle, 1571
Woodcut map showing Persia up to India between Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea. From the Latin 1571 edition of Strabo's Geographia with maps of Sebastian Munster which appeared in Ptolemy Geographia...
Tabula Asiae VII
1571 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut map of the Middle East. Printed in Basle by Petri in 1571.
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Sebastian Münster: Tabula Asiae V
Petri, Basle, 1571
Woodcut map showing Persia between Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea. From the Latin 1571 edition of Strabo's Geographia with maps of Sebastian Munster which appeared in Ptolemy Geographia since 1540....
Tabula Asiae V
1571 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut map of Persia. Printed in Basle by Petri in 1571.
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Sebastian Münster: Das erst General, inhaltend die beschreibung und den Circkel des gantzen Erderichs und Möre
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
16th Century Woodcut Map of the World.Early woodcut world map by Sebastian Münster. This 'modern' map of the world is an oval projection with a vigorous surround of clouds and lusty...
Das erst General, inhaltend die beschreibung und den Circkel des gantzen...
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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16th century woodcut map of the world. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: Affrica mit seinen Besondern Laendern, Thieren, und wunderbarlichen dingen.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early woodcut map of Africa by Sebastian Münster. On the full text sheet. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder , published...
Affrica mit seinen Besondern Laendern, Thieren, und wunderbarlichen dingen.
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Coloured woodcut map of Africa. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: Warhaffte abcontrafehtung der Mechtigen und Vesten Statt Alkair
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early woodcut view of Cairo in Egypt by Sebastian Münster. Showing the city from a birdeye perspective with the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx of Giza, crocodiles and ships in the Nile River....
Warhaffte abcontrafehtung der Mechtigen und Vesten Statt Alkair
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut town view of Cairo. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: [Tunis]
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Beautiful coloured view of Tunis in Tunisia by Sebastian Münster. Shows the zoological and botanical garden, castle Goleta, a Harem and a Thermae. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's...
[Tunis]
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Coloured woodcut map of Tunis, Tunisia. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: Der Statt Themistitan in den Neuwen Inseln gelegen / Die Statt Cusco so die fuernembste im Land...
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early woodcut view of Cusco (Cuzco) in Peru by Sebastian Munster on the full double sheet. One of the earliest views of a city in the New World. Verso an early woodcut plan of Mexico City, showing...
Der Statt Themistitan in den Neuwen Inseln gelegen / Die Statt Cusco so...
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut town view of Cusco, Peru, Mexico City. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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