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[MUNSTER, Sebastian (1489-1552)]. Ptolemetsch General Tafel die halbe kugel der Welt Begreiffende, [Basle, c.1553 or later]. Hand-coloured woodcut of the world, borders with 12 windheads, German text on verso. (Repaired at lower edge with engraved frame supplied in manuscript, a few small holes, some staining at head of centrefold.) 316 x 360mm. cf. Shirley 92.
With 3 other world maps by Munster: 1) Die erst General Tafel die Beschreibung und den Circkel des gantzen Erdtrichs und Meers innhaltende, 2) Figura del Modo Universale and 3) La Seconde Table Generale Selon Ptol., all Basel, mid-16th-century, the last hand-coloured (some repairs and minor wear). (4)
With 3 other world maps by Munster: 1) Die erst General Tafel die Beschreibung und den Circkel des gantzen Erdtrichs und Meers innhaltende, 2) Figura del Modo Universale and 3) La Seconde Table Generale Selon Ptol., all Basel, mid-16th-century, the last hand-coloured (some repairs and minor wear). (4)
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