- 97
Muenster, Sebastian
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
La Cosmographie Universelle. Basel: Heinrich Petri, 1565
Thick folio (12 x 7 ¾ in.; 305 x 196 mm). collation: *6, AE4, A-E8, F2, G4, H2, I-L8, M6, N-O2, P4, Q6, R4, S2, T6, V-Z8, Aa-Ff8, Gg2, Hh7, Ii8, Kk-Ll2, Mm-Nn4, Oo2, Pp-Rr4, Ss8, Tt2, Vv-Xx4, Yy2, Zz4, Aaa2, Bbb4, Ccc-Ddd2, Eee5, Fff8, Ggg4, Hhh2, Iii8, Kkk4, Lll6, Mmm4, Nnn2, Ooo8, Ppp6, Qqq2, Rrr-Sss8, Ttt4, Uuu5, Xxx8, Yyy-Zzz4, AAa6, BBb4, CCc8, DDd2, EEe8, FFf4, GGg2, HHh8, Iii4, KKk2, LLl8, MMm- NNn6, Ooo8, PPp4, QQq2, RRr-VVv8, XXx6, Yyy8, ZZz8, AAaa-DDdd8, Eeee4, FFff-KKkk8, LLll4, MMmm2, NNnn-PPpp8, QQqq7, RRrr-VVvv8, XXxx7, Yyyy8, ZZzz5= 672 leaves; lacking 3 leaves (Hh5, QQqq8, XXxx8). Woodcut title vignette of cartographers making observations, half-page woodcut portrait of the author, 14 double-page woodcut maps, 37 double-page or triple-page town views, 3 other double-page subjects, numerous full-page and smaller text woodcuts with landscapes, costumes, coins, mining scenes, and ethnographic subjects; first quire lightly browned, 3 small repairs on title, part of fore-margin of leaf *3 torn away, view of Rome (leaf O2) torn at central fold, tear at fold in view of Worms (leaves Eee3-4) repaired, hole in view of Vienna (leaf DDd2) mended, leaf Hh4 detached, various other tears in margins with a few repairs, the maps coming loose, occasional spotting and dampstaining. Old reversed calf; rubbed, corners worn, a few worm holes and tears.
Thick folio (12 x 7 ¾ in.; 305 x 196 mm). collation: *6, AE4, A-E8, F2, G4, H2, I-L8, M6, N-O2, P4, Q6, R4, S2, T6, V-Z8, Aa-Ff8, Gg2, Hh7, Ii8, Kk-Ll2, Mm-Nn4, Oo2, Pp-Rr4, Ss8, Tt2, Vv-Xx4, Yy2, Zz4, Aaa2, Bbb4, Ccc-Ddd2, Eee5, Fff8, Ggg4, Hhh2, Iii8, Kkk4, Lll6, Mmm4, Nnn2, Ooo8, Ppp6, Qqq2, Rrr-Sss8, Ttt4, Uuu5, Xxx8, Yyy-Zzz4, AAa6, BBb4, CCc8, DDd2, EEe8, FFf4, GGg2, HHh8, Iii4, KKk2, LLl8, MMm- NNn6, Ooo8, PPp4, QQq2, RRr-VVv8, XXx6, Yyy8, ZZz8, AAaa-DDdd8, Eeee4, FFff-KKkk8, LLll4, MMmm2, NNnn-PPpp8, QQqq7, RRrr-VVvv8, XXxx7, Yyyy8, ZZzz5= 672 leaves; lacking 3 leaves (Hh5, QQqq8, XXxx8). Woodcut title vignette of cartographers making observations, half-page woodcut portrait of the author, 14 double-page woodcut maps, 37 double-page or triple-page town views, 3 other double-page subjects, numerous full-page and smaller text woodcuts with landscapes, costumes, coins, mining scenes, and ethnographic subjects; first quire lightly browned, 3 small repairs on title, part of fore-margin of leaf *3 torn away, view of Rome (leaf O2) torn at central fold, tear at fold in view of Worms (leaves Eee3-4) repaired, hole in view of Vienna (leaf DDd2) mended, leaf Hh4 detached, various other tears in margins with a few repairs, the maps coming loose, occasional spotting and dampstaining. Old reversed calf; rubbed, corners worn, a few worm holes and tears.
Literature
Alden-Landis 565/48; Burmeister 95; not in Sabin or Adams
Catalogue Note
A marvelous cornucopia of geography, history, genealogy, cartography, religion and technology representing the European world view in the latter half of the sixteenth century. This is the fourth French edition of this work by the polymath professor of Hebrew at the University of Basel.