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Europe. - "Von dem land Europa das zu unseren zeiten die Christenheit begreift unnd etwas von der Thuerckey" (About Christian Europe and a little about Turkey) Woodcut map. Published in "Cosmographia" by Sebastian Münster (1488-1552) Basel, 1553 This distorted rendering of Europe resembles a human - the Iberian peninsula looks like the head, Italy and Denmark the outstretched arms, Greece and Poland the legs. We discover the United Kingdom, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, the Pelopennese and Cyprus. We can s

Maps, Europe, Muenster

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Europe. - "Von dem land Europa das zu unseren zeiten die Christenheit begreift unnd etwas von der Thuerckey"

(About Christian Europe and a little about Turkey)

Woodcut map. Published in "Cosmographia" by Sebastian Münster (1488-1552)

Basel, 1553

This distorted rendering of Europe resembles a human - the Iberian peninsula looks like the head, Italy and Denmark the outstretched arms, Greece and Poland the legs. We discover the United Kingdom, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, the Pelopennese and Cyprus. We can see the Black Sea and a hint of Anatolia (Turkey).

Original antique print 

Margins have some age-old stains. Map itself is in very good condition. Language of text is German.

Original antique print 

Reverse side has also text print, which is devoted to Europe, but not a complete paragraph.

Map: 8 x 13,4 cm (ca. 3.1 x 5.3")

Page size: 31 x 20 cm (ca. 12.2 x 7.8") 

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