Beschreibung des Hessenlands.

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Original Woodcut by Sebastian Münster, depicting Beschreibung des Hessenlands.. Published Basel, Heinrich Petri, 1578. A fine and original hand-colored example of Münster's celebrated cartographic work, documenting this region of Germany with the precision and decorative artistry characteristic of the 1570s. Sebastian Münster was a cartographer active in the 1500s, working in the tradition of European copper-engraved cartography. Their maps are valued by collectors for their historical accuracy and decorative quality. This original woodcut, with original hand coloring depicts the region of Beschreibung des Hessenlands., published in Basel, Heinrich Petri, 1578. The map records the political and geographic boundaries of the region as understood in 1578, offering a fascinating window into the history of German territorial organization. In good condition overall, with minor signs of age appropriate for a 16th-century engraving. Ready to frame.

Beschreibung des Hessenlands. - Sebastian Münster - Original Woodcut - Basel 1578