Die Statt Plauen. old map Germany by Sebastian Münster 1572
Titel: Die Statt Plauen
Description: Historic map of Plauen Germany in bird eye view, the map is woodcut engraved and hand colored, an literate description indicates the places.
Original woodcut from the Cosmography by Sebastian Munster, published by Sebastian Henric Petri.
Sebastian Munster (1488-1552) Is one of the most important and famous mapmakers of the mid-sixteenth century, and published two books, an edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, in 1540, with 48 double-page woodcut maps, and his Cosmographia, published in 1544, which contained upwards of five hundred woodcuts, including 24 double-page maps.
The Cosmographia was published in 46 editions. In German between 1544 and 1628, in Latin between 1550 and 1559, in Italian in 1558 and in French in 1575. See the other Sebastian Muenster maps for more info.ORIGINAL ANTIQUE WOODCUT. Hand colored.
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Size: Size sheet app.: 42 x 35 cm. 16.75 x 13.75 inches Image app. : 39 x 23 cm. 15.25 x 9 inches. Condition : Overall view very good, fold as published, Small skillful marginal repair not effected the engraved area.
