Lot 142
This lot is subject to Artist's Resale right
Sebastian MUNSTER
German, 1489 – 1552
NOVA GRAECIA SECUNDUM OMNES EIUS REGIONES & PROVINCIAS CITRA & ULTRA HELLESPONDUM
Basle, c.1550
Woodcut
26 x 34 cm (not including margins)
Provenance
private collection, Cyprus
Literature
Zacharakis, 2438
Exhibited
Estimate
€ 180 – 300
Notes
An early woodcut map of Greece with the western part of Turkey. From an edition of “Cosmographiae Universalis” by Sebastian Munster. “Cosmographia” by Munster was first published in 1544. It had numerous editions in different languages. The last German edition was published in 1628.