Sebastian Munster:  Nova Graecia XXII Nova Tabula

Title: Nova Graecia XXII Nova Tabula

Map Maker: Sebastian Munster

Description:

Rare 1552 edition of Munster's map of Greece, Turkey and adjoining regions, from Munster's Cosmographia.

The 1552 edition is the only edition wih the gradient lines in the margins.

Extends to Just north of the Donau River, showing Wallachia, Romania, etc. Nice depiction of Mount Olympus, Constantinopel and other cities in NatoliaInteresting early regional map, from a German edition of Munster's Cosmography one of the most influential georgaphical works of the 16th Century.

References: Zackarakis 1430.

Related Categories:
Maps of Asia Minor
Maps of Greece
Maps of Turkey