Cyprus, Von der Insel and Koningreich Cypern. Sebastian Münster 1578

Titel: Von der Insel and Koningreich Cypern.

Description: A 16th century hand-colored woodcut map of the island of Cyprus, describing the Cyprus mouflon deer and that shepherds with large herds of animals swelled from Cilicia Turkey to Cyprus. Further descriptions about the countries and islands around the Mediterranean Sea
The images shows the towns Nicosia, Ceraunia (Kerynia) and Famagosta a sailing boat and the Cyprus mouflon deer.

Artist: Sebastian Münster (1488-1552) Sebastian Münster was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and Hebrew scholar who lived from 1488 to 1552. Münster's maps were based on the latest geographic knowledge of the time and incorporated both Ptolemaic and contemporary information.

The first publisher of Sebastian Münster's "Cosmographia" was Heinrich Petri. The initial edition of the work, which consisted of six books, was published by Heinrich Petri in Basel, Switzerland, in 1544.

The "Cosmographia" covers a wide range of subjects, including geography, astronomy, history, ethnography, and natural history.

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Size: 8 x 11 inches. 21 x 28 cm.
Condition: Nice woodcut print in very good condition.

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