Title: “Constantinopel des Griechischen Keyserthumbs Hauptstatt/ im Lande Thracia am Meere gelegen” Description: An early woodcut view of Constantinople, today Istanbul, Turkey by Sebastian Munster. A lettered key identifies important places. It’s filled with the markets, homes, palaces and churches, on the Bosphorus Strait are dozens of large ships sailing out to the sea. Map comes from the German edition of Sebastian Münster’s Cosmography, titled “Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder, Herrschafften, fürnemmsten Stetten, geschichten, gebreüchen, handtierungen &c.”, published in 1598 by Heinrich Petri in Basel. Cartographer: Sebastian Munster (1488 – 1552) Sheet size: 43,8 x 34,8 cm Year: 1598 Technique: copper engraving Condition: Good condition. Lower split professionally restored, hardly noticeable. This is an original antique map published in 1598 and NOT a modern copy or reprint On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity
