Munster, pub. 1544 - Map of the Americas

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• Lot Description

  This very old woodcut is from Sebastian Munster's Cosmographey. It was published in Basel in 1544.
  
  The work was a massive chronicle of all the geographical knowledge of the world to that point. The work included world maps as well as views of smaller cities and woodcut illustrations of historical subjects, mythology, natural history and ethnography. It was the first work to show America in its "correct" continental form and "sealed the fate of 'America' as the name of the New World." (Burden 12) It was also the first to name the Pacific Ocean.
  
  Sebastian Munster (1489-1552) was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and a Hebrew scholar. He also became a Franciscan monk at an early age. Munster's Cosmographia was the first work of scientific based knowledge in the German language.
  
  
  Paper Size: ~ 14 1/4" by 11" (Fold Out)
  
  
  Paper Type or Special Features: Woodcut Engraving

  Condition

  The work is in good to very good condition overall. There is a faint ripple at the left edge of the paper. The upper nomenclatures may be slightly cropped due to how the plate was printed and bound. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age. There may be some faint bleed through or offset to the fold out plates. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.

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