SCANDINAVIA SWEDEN MAP BY SEBASTIAN MUNSTER ca. 1560

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GOTLANDT oder GOTHEN by SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER A lovely mid-16th century wood block map representing Scandinavia from the monumental work Cosmographia Universalis by Sebastian Münster (1489 - 1552) . Printed in German around 1560 in Basel. The wood block image depicts Scandinavia: the Kingdom of Denmark, Sweden (Gothen, Holm, Aland, Finmarc etc.), Norway (Bergen, Stafanger, Trodheim), Finland (Botnia, Carelia, Lappnland) and Iceland. On the rear t is a description about the midsummer countries as well as a view of a fisherman and a lady (probably a queen). Münster's Cosmographia Universalis, published first in Basel in 1544 and re-issued many times in various languages tafter, was a masterpiece woodcut lesson in Geography, educating the curious about the looks of the world. Münster was (together with Ortelius and Mercator) the leading cartographer of his time. Sebastian Münster was a universally educated person, a historian, mathematician, geographer, linguist, he first taught Hebrew at the University of Heidelberg before he settled in Basel, Switzerland in 1529. Unable to travel everyw he invited scholars all over to send him pictures and descriptions of their localities which he used to edit and publish his important works. Quite a rare and interesting map. Light brown age-toning. No worming. Very good condition. Measurements: read more

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