Title: “Die Statt Rufach sampt dem Schloß Isenburg / auffs fleissigest nach jetziger Gelegenheit contrafehtet.” Description: Antique woodcut, highly detailed, birds eye view of Rouffach, France, the city in which Sebastian Munster studied when he was young. It showing the famous Château D’Isenbourg located in the heart of the vineyards on the Alsace wine route and the The Église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption cathedral in the centre of Rouffach. A long flowing banner title cartouche bearing the name of the town and the date 1548 runs across the top. Map comes from the German edition of Sebastian Münster’s Cosmography, titled “Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder…”, published 1572 by Heinrich Petri in Basel. Cartographer: Sebastian Munster (1488 – 1552) Leaf size: 39,1 x 31,6 cm Year: 1572 Technique: woodcut Condition: Good, original condition. Middle fold as issued. A few light brownish spots present. This is a genuine antique map published in 1572 and not a modern copy or reprint On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity
