Europe - .; Sebastian Münster (1488 /1552)

Type: woodcut; Support: lightweight laid paper with watermark; Condition: excellent impression, good conservation state with slight signs of foxing and browning; signs of wear of time; central editorial crease; small insignificant losses and a tear at the right corner; all as shown in the photo; Shipping: Insured shipment via Bartolini/DPD courier. To benefit from the insurance coverage, any damage to the piece must be reported to the courier at the time of delivery. Otherwise, it will not be possible to activate the insurance reimbursement procedure; Provenance: provenance from a private collection; Sebastian Münster (1488–1552) was one of the most influential cartographers, cosmographers and Jewish studies scholars of the German Renaissance. His fame is inseparably linked to Cosmographia, the first description in the German language of the known world, considered one of the most successful historical and geographical works of the 16th century.

Estimate:£40.45

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