Title of the view:
"Die Statt Paris etlicher maß figuriert und contrafehtet nach ietziger Gelegenheit"
Large unusual and nice antique wood engraved bird's view of Paris, France, by Sebastian MUNSTER (1488-1552).
With the arms of Paris in upper side of the map.
This is a very earliest view of this city.
Edition : Cosmographie Universelle du Monde de Sebastian Munster, German edition, 1598, by Henri Pierre or Heinrich Petri, Basle, 16th Century.
Size of the view with margins : 41 x 31,5 cm / 16,1 x 12,2 inches
Condition : very good condition, large margins, hand color.
From a German language edition of Munster's Cosmography. Sebastian Munster was one of the most influential cartographers in the 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.
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Due to the age an type of paper, some imperfections are to be expected. Please examine the images provided carefully, and if you have any questions please ask and we will be happy to help you