Title: “Von dem Land Europa/ das zu unsern zeiten die Christenheit under im begreifft /und etwas von der Türckey.” Description: One of the earliest small printed maps of the European continent. Map comes from the German edition of Sebastian Münster’s Cosmography, titled “Cosmographey: od. Beschreibung aller Länder herrschafften und fürnemesten Stetten des gantzen Erdbodens sampt ihrer Gelegenheiten … ”, published in 1590 by Heinrich Petri in Basel. Cartographer: Sebastian Munster (1488 – 1552) Sheet size: 33,0 x 20,2 cm Year: 1590 Technique: woodblock Condition: Good condition. Page professionally cleaned and one wormhole restored. This is an original antique map published in 1590 and NOT a modern copy or reprint!
