Münster, Sebastian
Nigra Sylva XI, Nova Tabula.
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- Published: H. Petri , Basel
- Published date: 1552
- Type: Antique Map
- Technique: Woodcut, later hand colored.
- Issue date: 1552
- Category: Black Forest
- Size: 281 by 370mm (11 by 14½ inches).
- Stock number: 25191
- Condition: 281 by 370mm (11 by 14½ inches).
Article description
Woodcut map, finely hand colored in wash by a later hand. Verso illustrated with a decorative colored woodcut illustration.Woodcut map, finely hand colored in wash by a later hand. Verso illustrated with a decorative colored woodcut illustration. A highly decorative woodcut map by famous mapmaker Sebastian Münster published in his Ptolemy edition 1552 in Basel at Heinrich Petri. The decorative woodcut bordures verso were probably cut by the famous 16th century woodcutter Hans Holbein. Nearly none of the captivating woodcut borders verso are repeating, they are mainly shaped by allegoric scenes, coat of arms or wonderful initials.
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