Muenster, Sebastian. 1489-1552.
Muenster, Sebastian. 1489-1552.
Die Neuwen Inseln so hinder [New Islands]. [Basel; Henrich Petri, 1550.]
Hand-colored woodcut map of the Americas, 280 x 380 mm. Titled in German and with German text on verso, the map showing Japan located off the Coast of California. Margins lightly browned. Matted and framed.
Munster's fine map of the Americas, issued in his Cosmography, published from 1540 to 1578. This map is taken from a German edition of c.1550. Burden Mapping of America 12.
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Muenster, Sebastian. 1489-1552.
Die Neuwen Inseln so hinder [New Islands]. [Basel; Henrich Petri, 1550.]
Hand-colored woodcut map of the Americas, 280 x 380 mm. Titled in German and with German text on verso, the map showing Japan located off the Coast of California. Margins lightly browned. Matted and framed.
Munster's fine map of the Americas, issued in his Cosmography, published from 1540 to 1578. This map is taken from a German edition of c.1550. Burden Mapping of America 12.