Decorative example of Sebastian Munster's second map of Asia, first published in 1588. The map is significantly updated from Munster's first map of Asia, which was published in 1540 and, when issued, was the first printed map of the Asian Continent....
Fine example of the second state of Ortelius' map of China, the first western map of China. Ortelius' map of China is taken directly from reports of the Portuguese mapmaker Luis Jorge de Barbuda (Ludovicus Georgius), who made a manuscript map of China...
Striking Map of Africa, from Münster’s Renowned Cosmographia Fine example of Münster’s second map of Africa, from his important Cosmographia. This map replaced Münster’s boxier depiction of Africa in 1588. It was based on Abraham...
Striking Map of Africa, from Münster’s Renowned Cosmographia Fine example of Münster’s second map of Africa, from his important Cosmographia. This map replaced Münster’s boxier depiction of Africa in 1588. It was based on Abraham...
Striking Map of Africa, from Münster’s Renowned Cosmographia Fine example of Münster’s second map of Africa, from his important Cosmographia. This map replaced Münster’s boxier depiction of Africa in 1588. It was based on Abraham...
Striking town plan of Algiers from Braun & Hogenberg's Civitas Orbis Terrarum, first issued in 1588. Algiers is known as 'El-Bahdja' in Arabic or 'Alger la Blanche' in French for the glistening white of its buildings rising up from the sea. The...
