De Cypro Sebastian Munster Cyprus Old map 1552

Title: De Cypro.

Description: Woodcut map of Cyprus from Sebastian Münster's famous "Cosmographia" The leaf shows the Island Cyprus with deers (Dama dama mesopotamica) all in old coloring.

Cartographer: Sebastian Münster (1488-1552)
Sebastian was a German writer, historicus, mapmaker, cartographer, cosmographer born in Ingelheim Germany.
From 1524 to 1527, he was a professor in Heidelberg and in 1528 in Basel where he taught theology and Hebrew at the University.
In 1540 he published a Latin edition of Ptolemy’s Geographia, illustrated with 27 woodcut maps after Ptolemy and 21 of Münster’s own design. Of about 40 editions of the Cosmographia printed in Germany, the 1550 edition, containing portraits, city views, and costume illustrations.
Münster Sebastian (1488-1552) ~ Cosmographia Universalis published Basel, by Henri Petri.

Shape cutter, Heinrich Holzmüller Bern and Basel, with the symbol HH or HHF (HF).
Editions:
• German 1544, 1546, 1548, 1550, 1553, 1556, 1558, 1561, 1564, 1567, 1569, 1572, 1574, 1578, 1588, 1592, 1598, 1614, 1628
• Latin 1550, 1552, 1554, 1559, 1572
• French 1552, 1556, 1560, 1565, 1568, 1575
• Italian 1558, 1575
• Czech 1554

Size app.:
Sheet : 8 x 12 inches. 30 x 21 cm.
Condition: Restored 16th century map in good antiquarian condition.

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