Von dem Schwabenland und seinem fürnemmen Stätten und Fläcken / Herrschaften und Fruchtbarkeit.

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Original Woodcut by Sebastian Münster, depicting Von dem Schwabenland und seinem fürnemmen Stätten und Fläcken / Herrschaften und Fruchtbarkeit.. Published Basel, Heinrich Petri, 1628. Sheet: 90 by 132mm (3 by 5 inches).. A fine and example of Münster's celebrated cartographic work, documenting this region of Germany with the precision and decorative artistry characteristic of the 16200s. Sebastian Münster was a cartographer active in the 1600s, working in the tradition of European copper-engraved cartography. Their maps are valued by collectors for their historical accuracy and decorative quality. This plate presents a original woodcut depicting the city of Von dem Schwabenland und seinem fürnemmen Stätten und Fläcken / Herrschaften und Fruchtbarkeit., published in Basel, Heinrich Petri, 1628. Such topographic views from Münster's workshop are primary historical documents of German urban history in the 1600s, now prized equally by historians, map collectors, and interior decorators. Sheet measures 90 by 132mm (3 by 5 inches).. In good condition overall, with minor signs of age appropriate for a 17th-century engraving. Ready to frame.

Von dem Schwabenland und seinem fürnemmen Stätten und Fläcken / Herrschaften und Fruchtbarkeit. - Sebastian Münster ∑ Original Woodcut ∑ Basel 1628