Antique woodcarving view from the Cosmographia by Sebastian Münster with attractive colouring: A view of Asia Minor, Turkey. Printed by Sebastian Henricpetri in Basel, 1598.
CAPTION:
'Das fünffte Buch.'
WORK:
"Cosmographey: das ist, Beschreibung aller Länder, Herrschafften und fürnemesten Stetten des gantzen Erdbodens,
sampt ihren Gelegenheiten, Eygenschafften, Religion, Gebräuchen, Geschichten und Handtierungen..
Jetzt aber mit allerley Gedechtnuswirdigen Sachen bis ins MDXCVIII. jar gemehret..."
The Cosmographia is the main work of Sebastian Münster and the first scientific, furthermore generally understandable, German description of the world at that time, which also includes the basics of geography, history, astronomy, science and ethnology.
So the 6 volumes start with an overview of the basics of the physician and mathematic-astronomic geography and furthermore describe certain countries and towns, in particular Southern- and Western Europe, Germany, Northern- and Eastern Europe, Asia, the New Isles and Africa.
Each description includes a double-sided view of the town or the country, because of this the Cosmographia is a unique co-work of historians, publishans, artists and engravers of that time and set new standards for the quality of the city books.
ANNALIST:
Sebastian Münster (1488-1552)
PRINT:
Sebastian Henricpetri, Basel, 1598
DESCRIPTION:
Original and fine coloured woodcarving leaf from the Cosmographia of Sebastian Münster, 1598, with a description of Asia Minor, Turkey.
The front-page shows the aesthetic coloured map of Asia Minor/ Anatolia with Galatia, Bithynia, Lycia, Pamphylia, Armenia and other regions and gives furthermore a short description of the history, the back-page gives the introductive informations to the map in German.
SIZE:
leaf: about h 34,0 cm w 20,3 cm
CONDITION:
In consideration of its age, the leaf is in good condition, paper and printing quality still good, paper relatively fine, shows browning and darker spots, small defects at the margins, small crack at the lower margin.
D981/A
