PTOLEMAIC WORLD 1578 SEBASTIAN MUNSTER LARGE UNUSUAL ANTIQUE MAP 16TH EDITION
USD 2350.00 USD
Specifications
| Date Range | 1500-1599 |
| Printing Technique | Woodcut |
| Year | 1578 |
| Map View | World |
| Original/Reproduction | Antique Original |
| Cartographer/Publisher | Sebastian Munster |
| Country Of Origin | France |
Unusual antique woodcut map of the Ptolemaic world, by Sebastian MUNSTER (1488-1552). The central focus is on the known world as understood in the 16th century. The map displays the prevailing conception of world geography prior to the discovery of the New World with an enclosed Indian Ocean, large Taprobana (Ceylon), and multiple lake sources for the Nile.
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