The second of Munster's Ptolemaic world maps

MUNSTER, Sebastian.

Ptolemeisch General Tafel die halbe Rugel der Welt begreissende.
Basle, Sebastian Petri, c.1588. German text edition. Coloured woodcut, printed area 320 x 360mm.

Centre fold reinforced.

A decorative map of the world according to Claudius Ptolemy, set within a decorative border of clouds and wind heads.

This new block was introduced into Munster's 'Cosmography' in 1588 to replace the earler map cut in 1540.

SHIRLEY: World 162.
Stock ID : 22959