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Münster, S.: Monstra Marina & Terrestria
€2.800,00
Description
Sebastian Münster (1488 – 1552)
Monstra Marina & Terrestria, quae Passim in Partibus Aquilonis Inveniuntur
Sebastian Münster’s famous chart of sea monsters and terrestrial animals. Uncoloured woodblock engraving.
The chart was published in Münster’s Cosmographia, earliest German-language description of the world.
This chart is from a Latin edition of Cosmographia, published some years later than the first German edition.
| Year of printing | ca. 1550 |
|---|---|
| Place of printing | Basel |
| Technique | wood engraving |
| Illustrations | uncoloured |
| Dimensions | 31 x 38 cm |
| Condition | 3, |
| Condition explanations | (5) Mint, (4) Very good, (3) Good, (2) Fair, (1) Poor |
| Other | Verso text in Latin |
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