Antique c1550 Sebastian Munster MAP Galliae FRANCE from COSMOGRAPHIA UNIVERSALIS
Specifications
| Return Shipping Will Be Paid By | Buyer |
| All Returns Accepted | Returns Accepted |
| Item Must Be Returned Within | 30 Days |
| Refund Will Be Given As | Money Back |
| Date Range | 1500-1599 |
| Type | Physical Map |
| Format | Atlas Map |
| Printing Technique | Woodcut |
| Year | 1552 |
| Original/Reproduction | Antique Original |
| Cartographer/Publisher | Sebastian Munster |
| Country/Region | France |
ORIGINAL c1550 SEBASTIAN MUNSTER (1448-1552) 'GALLIAE REGIONIS NOVA DESCRIPTIO' FRANCE WOODCUT MAP from GEOGRAPHIA UNIVERSALISThis is a wonderful original. I recently acquired a small collection of antique 16th Century maps. I bought the collection for 2 particular maps I wanted for my personal collection. The other ones I will be offering on ebay this week. A great opportunity to add some wonderful 16th Century maps to your collection. This is a wonderful original woodcut map by Sebastian Munster from his original atlas Geographia Universalis. For those not familiar with the mapmaker, I have included his biography below. This is really a wonderful early map of France. Complete sheet measures 12 3/4 x16 3/4 inches. Map is in wonderful original untouched condition. A few minor spots, mostly in the margins, but otherwise very clean. Archival taped at the top edge into original matte and backing. There is not a toning box but I am not sure of whether they are acid free or not. French matte and silver frame are complimentary and ready to hang. Frame measures 18 1/2 x 20 3/4 inches. If you collect early antique maps, check my store for the others I am offering. A great chance to add to your collection. FREE SHIPPING ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES!Fort those not familiar with the artist, his biography from an important Map seller reads: "Sebastian Münster (1488-1552) was a cosmographer and professor of Hebrew who taught at Tübingen, Heidelberg, and Basel. He settled in the latter in 1529 and died there, of plague, in 1552. Münster made himself the center of a large network of scholars from whom he obtained geographic descriptions, maps, and directions. As a young man, Münster joined the Franciscan order, in which he became a priest. He then studied geography at Tübingen, graduating in 1518. He moved to Basel, where he published a Hebrew grammar, one of the first books in Hebrew published in Germany. In 1521 Münster moved again, to Heidelberg, where he continued to publish Hebrew texts and the first German-produced books in Aramaic. After converting to Protestantism in 1529, he took over the chair of Hebrew at Basel, where he published his main Hebrew work, a two-volume Old Testament with a Latin translation.Münster published his first known map, a map of Germany, in 1525. Three years later, he released a treatise on sundials. In 1540, he published Geographia universalis vetus et nova, an updated edition of Ptolemy’s Geographia. In addition to the Ptolemaic maps, Münster added 21 modern maps. One of Münster’s innovations was to include one map for each continent, a concept that would influence Ortelius and other early atlas makers. The Geographia was reprinted in 1542, 1545, and 1552. He is best known for his Cosmographia universalis, first published in 1544 and released in at least 35 editions by 1628. It was the first German-language description of the world and contained 471 woodcuts and 26 maps over six volumes. Many of the maps were taken from the Geographia and modified over time. The Cosmographia was widely used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The text, woodcuts, and maps all influenced geographical thought for generations."CHECK THE PICTURES ON THIS EXCELLENT PIECE!!! DONT MISS THIS CHANCE!!!Shipping and handling can be calculated based on the ebay shipping calculator. If you have any questions regarding the work, please dont hesitate to ask. Pictures are an excellent indication of condition. Though the shipping says it will take 5 days of handling, usually items are shipped much faster and if you pay right away, the item most likely will go out in the next day or two. If there is any problems with the item please dont hesitate to email me. I guarantee and stand 100% behind everything I sell. No reason to open up any sort of cases. Just simply contact me and I will handle any and all problems. Out of the nearly 500 items I ship around the world every year, a very few of them occasionally get lost or broken. I insure every item and will handle all insurance claims and make sure you are reimbursed 100%. Check my feedback. After nearly 15 years of selling on ebay, my reputation speaks for itself. If you are not happy with your purchase, I will work to make sure you are. Thanks again for your interest and bidding.