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Poland Pomerania 1568 Sebastian Munster Large Unusual Antique Map 16th Century

Title of the map. “La table du pays de Pomeran, selon les principautez, les villes les plus excellentes, les bourgades & chateaux d’icelle”. With the coat of arms on upper side. Cosmographie Universelle du Monde de Sebastian Munster, French edition, …

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FRANCE c. 1548 SEBASTIAN MUNSTER UNUSUAL ANTIQUE WOOD ENGRAVED MAP 16TH CENTURY

Sebastian Münster (20 January 1488 – 26 May 1552) was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and a Christian Hebraist scholar. His work, the Cosmographia. Was the earliest description of the world. Sebastian Munster was one of the most influential cartographers in …

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France 1578 Sebastian Munster Large Unusual Antique Map 16th Century

Title of the map. Das gantze Franckreich/ so vorzeiten Narbonensis, Lugdunensis, Belgica und Celtica ist genennt worden. Cosmographie Universelle du Monde de Sebastian Munster, German edition, 1 578, by Henri Pierre or Heinrich Petri, Basle, 16th Century. Size of the …

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Mirandola Italy 1568 Sebastian Munster Unusual Antique Engraved Map 16th Century

The north is oriented to the right side. We can see on the map Mantoua, Figarol, Ferrare, Modena, etc.. Cosmographie Universelle du Monde de Sebastian Munster, French edition, 1 568, by Henri Pierre or Heinrich Petri, Basle, 16th Century. Size …

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