Maps, Switzerland, Germany, Black Forest, Freiburg, Muenster
"Helvetiae Tabula"
Hand-colored woodcut
Published in "Cosmographia"
By Sebastian Muenster (1488-1552)
Basel, 1572
South-west oriented map of most of Switzerland, the German Black Forest and parts of Elasass in France. We see the River Rhein from its source via Lake Constance (Bodensee), Basel to Freiburg and Rheinau.
Map is the first of a triple map: Run of the River Rhein
Verso: Explanitory text in Latin language.
Original antique print
Light creasing in margins on centerfold. Crease in lower right margin.
Centerfold has been flattened. Condition is very good for a map this old.
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