Carpathian Mountains Balkans Munster 1628

Title: Sarmatia
Fine hand colored woodcut of the Carpathian Mountains with Hungarian Bulgaria, Dalmatia and a detailed description of the city in old German.

Sebastian Munster (1488-1552)
Sebastian worked as a lecturer at the University of the Franciscan Order in Tübingen, where he studied astrology to the famous astronomer Johannes Stöffler. in addition to his main work, the Cosmographia, Sebastian Munster wrote some very extensive work in the field of Hebrew studies, natural science, geography, and theology.

The map is an old woodblock print, hand colored from Sebastian Munster’s Cosmographia, one of the most successful and popular books of the 16th century.

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Size:
Sheet app.: 14.5 x 9.25 inches. (37 x 23.5 cm.)
Condition: Nice original map in very good condition.

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