Geneva Genff bird's-eye view Switzerland by Sebastian Münster 1560

Titel: Beyde Stett Genff gross und klein/mit einer Brucken zusammen gehenckt.

Description: Geneva Genff Switzerland 16th-century early-antique woodcut map of Sebastian Munster German edition of Cosmographia.
The engraving shows the old and new city in bird's eye view with churches, castles and fortifications.
The coat of arms of the city with key and eagle, a description of the city at the front and back of the page in old German text.
A nice example.

Cartographer: Sebastian Münster (1488-1552)
Sebastian Münster was a German cartographer, cosmographer.
His Cosmographia of 1544 was the earliest description of the world in the German-language.
It had numerous editions in different languages including Latin, French, Italian, English, and even Czech.

The Cosmographia was one of the most successful and popular works of the 16th century.
This success was due to the fascinating woodcuts by Heinrich Holzmuller (HH-HHF) Hans Rudolph Manuel Deutsch(HRMD) Hans Holbein the Younger, Urs Graf, and David Kandel.
It was most important in reviving geography in 16th-century Europe.
The last German edition was published in 1628, long after his death.

Heinrich Petri printer, bookseller and publisher. Basel.

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