Acquired From: Leen Helmink
Colouring: Coloured
Condition: Good
Confirmed: No
Date Acquired: 29/05/2023
Dealers ID No.: 19211
Description: Sebastian Münster was a German mapmaker, cosmographer and professor of Hebrew at the University of Basel. Among his publications was a Latin edition of Claudius Ptolemys Geographia, first published in Basel in 1540. In it, he included a map of America titled Tabula novarum insularum, quas diversis respectibus occidentales & indianas vocant.nFour years later, in 1544, Münster produced Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder (commonly known by its Latin title Cosmographia universalis), an expansive and comprehensive work that incorporated a blend of geographical, historical, and cultural content. Initially published in German in 1544, it was later translated into Latin (1550) and French (1552) becoming one of the most widely read books of the sixteenth century.nFollowing Münsters death in 1552, his stepson Henric Petri continued to publish editions of the Cosmographia until his own death in 1579. Subsequently, the publishing business passed to Sebastian Petri, who in 1588 commissioned a new set of woodblocks for the Cosmographia. The revised edition incorporated updated maps, many of which were based on Abraham Orteliuss groundbreaking 1570 atlas.nThis map, featured in the 1592 German edition of Cosmographia, reflects the influence of Orteliuss 1570 map of America. It showcases not only geographical knowledge but also contemporary interpretations of the New World, blending fact with legend.nTranscriptions and translations of Latin texts on the mapn New Guinea and the Unknown Southland:nNOVA GUINEA Andreas Corsalis Florent videtur eam sub nomine Ter:re Piccinnacoli designare New Guinea, Andrea Corsali from Florence seems to refer to it as the lands of the Dwarfsn North America: nVlterius Septentrionem Ver:sus he Regiones incognite ad huc suntnFurther North these regions are until now unknown Below the equator:nHic Vspiam Insulas esse auro diuites nonnulli uolunt nSomewhere here there are islands which according to some have goldn South America:n1. PERSILIA A: Lusitanis Ao. 1504. Inuenta nBrazil, discovered by the Portuguese in 1504n2. Patagonum regio vbi incole sunt gigantes nThe area of Patagonia, where the inhabitants are giantsn Southland: nMerides terra del Fuego nSouth Land of the Fire
First published: Cosmographei oder beschreibung aller länder…, Basel: Sebastian Petri, 1588
Image Size (cm): 36×31
Mapmaker: Münster, Sebastian (1488-1552)
Notes: Purchase details
Other states: 1588 First German
Price: 4000
Primary Category: Americas
Purchase Reference: Ledger
Rarity: R1 Extremely rare – occasionally seen on the market
Sheet size (cm): 39.5×33
Technique: Woodcut
This state: 1592, Second
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