- 3224
Münster, Sebastian.
Estimate
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Description
- Cosmographiae universalis lib. VI. Basel: ex officina Henricpetrina, March 1572
folio (314 x 209mm.), [188], 590, [4], 591-752, [4], 753-824, [4], 825-1332, [4]pp., illustration: printer's woodcut devices on title-page and verso of final leaf, woodcut portrait of Münster on verso of title-page, 25 double-page woodcut maps with printed text on rectos, woodcut illustrations in the text, including maps and 52 double-page town views, woodcut initials, binding: contemporary calf, blind-stamped medallion in centre of sides, small hole with slight loss in map of Bohemia, view of Genoa slightly frayed at edges, a few town views very slightly trimmed at fore-edges, final leaf creased, binding rubbed, spine slightly torn at head and foot
Literature
Sabin 51383
Catalogue Note
The map of Cuba and the plan of Cusco appear for the first time in this edition.