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Introduction:

Münster's Cosmographia was the first German-language description of the world, and one of the defining books of the Renaissance. It contained 471 woodcuts and 26 maps over six volumes. First published in 1544, the Cosmographia was hugely popular in addition to being influential for contemporary cartographers like Mercator and Ortelius. It was published in at least 35 editions by 1628; these editions included examples in Latin, French, Italian, English, and Czech. After Münster's death, Henri Petri, and later his son, Sebastien Petri, took charge of printing editions.

Münster drew from his own travels in the work in addition to using other ancient and more modern sources. These sources included Herodotus, Strabo, and Titius Livius, as well as Marcantonio Sabellico, Beatus Rhenanus, and Aegidius Tschudi. Münster additionally collected reports from recent travelers, which he integrated into his descriptions. These descriptions generally included detailed overviews of the customs, dress, and organization of peoples around the world, earning him a prominent place in the histories of geography and anthropology.


Place/Date:
Basel / 1550
Size:
15 x 10 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG
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77299
Place/Date:
Basle / 1560 circa
Size:
7 x 10 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
77379
Place/Date:
Basel / 1584 circa
Size:
6 x 5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
77813
Place/Date:
Basle / 1570 circa
Size:
14 x 10.5 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
77630
Place/Date:
Basle / 1550 circa
Size:
14.8 x 10.8 inches (including text)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
77890
Place/Date:
Basel / 1560 circa
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12 x 11.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81268
Place/Date:
Basel / 1550 circa
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13.5 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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81292
Place/Date:
Basle / 1598
Size:
6.25 x 5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75179
Place/Date:
Basle / 1560
Size:
6.25 x 5.75 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75407
Place/Date:
Basle / 1561
Size:
5.25 x 6.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75104
Place/Date:
Basle / 1578 circa
Size:
14 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
83117
Place/Date:
Basel / 1560 circa
Size:
14 x 11 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
90175
Place/Date:
Basle / 1560 circa
Size:
14 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
83124
Place/Date:
Basel / 1560
Size:
5.5 x 3.5 inches (sheet size)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75443
Place/Date:
Basel / 1570
Size:
5 x 6 inches Second image (6 x 5)
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
88870
Place/Date:
Basel / 1588 (1598)
Size:
14 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
89306
Place/Date:
Basle / 1554
Size:
7 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
87154
Place/Date:
Basel / 1552 circa
Size:
14 x 12 inches
Condition:
VG
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81273
Place/Date:
Basle / 1552 circa
Size:
15 x 11 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
94434
Place/Date:
Basel / 1550 circa
Size:
13.5 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
91197
Place/Date:
Basel / 1628 circa
Size:
13 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
82525

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Basel / 1588 circa
Size:
12 x 14 inches
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VG
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60709
Place/Date:
Basel / 1588 circa
Size:
12 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG+
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61888
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Basel / 1590 circa
Size:
14 x 12.5 inches
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VG
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68037
Place/Date:
Basel / 1552
Size:
15.5 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG
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68713
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Basel / 1570 circa
Size:
7 x 11 inches
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VG+
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68327
Place/Date:
Basle / 1550 circa
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14 x 11 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG+
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79783
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Basel / 1550
Size:
13.5 x 11 inches
Condition:
VG
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78819
Place/Date:
Basel / 1588 circa
Size:
14 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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78975
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Basel / 1550 circa
Size:
13.5 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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72088
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Basel / 1550 circa
Size:
13.5 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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78336
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Basel / 1550 circa
Size:
7 x 9.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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78334
Place/Date:
Basle / 1554 circa
Size:
13.5 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
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81277
Place/Date:
Basel / 1550 circa
Size:
15 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81276
Place/Date:
Basel / 1545 circa
Size:
13 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
78348
Place/Date:
Basel / 1554
Size:
13.5 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81284
Place/Date:
Basel / 1560 circa
Size:
6.5 x 11 inches
Condition:
VG
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81726
Place/Date:
Basel / 1555
Size:
13.5 x 10.25 inches
Condition:
Good
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75623
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Basle / 1561
Size:
3.25 x 4.75 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75274
Place/Date:
Basel / 1550
Size:
6.5 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
75024
Place/Date:
Basle / 1560
Size:
6 x 4.75 inches
Condition:
VG
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75050
Place/Date:
Basel / 1554 circa
Size:
6 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
83134
Place/Date:
Basel / 1588 circa
Size:
14 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
68682
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Basle / 1545 circa
Size:
15 x 11.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
78350
Place/Date:
Basel / 1550 circa
Size:
13.5 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
81287
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Basel / 1628
Size:
13 x 11 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
91244
Place/Date:
Basle / 1550
Size:
15 x 11 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
87317
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Basle / 1554
Size:
7 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
93268
Place/Date:
Basle / 1554
Size:
7 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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81296
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Basel / 1550 circa
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13 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81272
Place/Date:
Basle / 1554 circa
Size:
15.5 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
91193
Place/Date:
Basle / 1571 circa
Size:
15 x 11 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
93116
Place/Date:
Basel / 1545 circa
Size:
13.5 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
95779