Von den Ländern Asie. - Von dem Landt Armenia / dem grössern.

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Woodcut published 1628 in the Cosmographia by Sebastian Münster. Early woodcut map published in the 1628 edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography'. A very clear impression of this woodcut. This early 17th century map depicts the Black Sea, Armenia and a part of the Caspian Sea in the North it shows the Ucraine into Russia towards Castrom and Novogardia'. The Cosmography by Sebastian Münster was published from 1545 to 1628 onwards in several languages. It was one of the most famous atlases and townbooks after the famous Nurnberg Chronicle. Münster's Cosmography was extended from edition to edition and is variing in many woodcut illustrations. Many of the woodcuts were cut by David Kandel.