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Gum workers woodcut Sebastian Munster 1550

Description: 16th century woodcut leaf with three prints (bath, tree, gum workers) between the Latin text.. 

Chapters: De mineris & metal, De thermis Valesianis atque…, De thermis Leucensibus.

Cartographer / Mapmaker: Sebastian Munster (1488-1552)
Sebastian worked as a lecturer at the University of the Franciscan Order in Tübingen, where he studied astrology to the famous astronomer Johannes Stöffler. in addition to his main work, the Cosmographia, Sebastian Munster wrote some very extensive work in the field of Hebrew studies, natural science, geography, and theology.

The Cosmographia was published in 46 editions.
In German between 1544 and 1628, in Latin between 1550 and1559, in Italian in 1558 and in French in 1575.

16th - 17th - 18th - 19th Century maps & atlases & prints.
We sell guaranteed Absolutely Original authentic Maps and Prints.
A Certificate of Authenticity ( COA ) will be supplied on request.

Size leaf app.: 7.5 x 11.5 inches. (19.5 x 29 cm.)
Condition : Good, browning with soiling over the entirely page, small marginal restoration.