Munster's woodcut map of Africa after Ortelius

MUNSTER, Sebastian.

Africa, Libya, Morenland mit allen Königreichen...
Basle: Sebastian Petri, 1598. Coloured woodcut. Printed area 315 x 350mm.

Small repairs at centre fold.

An updated map of Africa, introduced into Munster's 'Cosmography' in 1588 to replace the block cut in 1540. It was copied from the Ortelius map of 1570, but with less detail because of the limitations of woodcut.

BETZ: 21.
Stock ID : 19762