Türkiye - Constantinople; Sebastian Münster...

Sebastian Münster, Constantinopel des Griechischen Keyserthumbs Hauptstatt, im Lande Thracia am Meere gelegen Basel, H. Petri, ca 1590. In original hand-color! Attractive coloured woodcut view of Constantinople, now modern-day Istanbul, by Sebastian Münster, from the German edition of his famous Cosmographia Universalis. The city is presented in a striking bird’s-eye perspective. Münster was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and Hebrew scholar. He also became a Franciscan monk at a young age. Münster's Cosmographia was the first scientific work in the German language. Dimensions: 20 x 37,5 cm (woodcut), 36 x 42,5 cm (paper). Good condition, some light signs of use. Small wormhole in white margin. Attention to US buyers: due to new regulations we only ship with DHL or UPS to the US, therefor higher shipping costs apply!

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