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Europa. "Europa das ein drittheil der erden, nach gelegenheit unser zeiten". Orig. woodcut from S. Münster's 'Cosmographey'. Published in Basle by H. Petri, 1564. 25,5:34 cm
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Heinrich Petri
Basel
1564
Europa. "Europa das ein drittheil der erden, nach gelegenheit unser zeiten". Orig. woodcut from S. Münster's 'Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller länder, herrschafften, fürnemsten stetten ...' (German edition of his Cosmographia). Published in Basle by H. Petri, 1564. With German title above the map and a ship. 25,5:34 cm (10 x 13 1/2 inch.).
Münster's modern map of Europe. Oriented to the south. - Maps printed in Germany in the 16th century for the use of travelers were often oriented to the south in order to be used in conjunction with a solar compass.