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La figure du Monde Universel / [Sebastian Munster] ; David Kandel.
La figure du Monde Universel / [Sebastian Munster] ; David Kandel.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
[Basel, Switzerland] : [Heinrich Petri], [between 1552 and 1560?].
Alternative title
On verso panel: La figure du monde universel par laquelle est monstre en quelz lieux la terre est defcouuerte, & comme naturellement les trois principales parties, afçauoir Europe, Affricque & Asie: font diuisees lune d'auec l'autre. Item quel lieu tiennent les isles neufues, qu' on appelle Le nouueau monde. Le commencement du second liure te donnera plus ample explication de toutes ces choses.
Call Numbers
M2 100/1552/1
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
French
Formats
Physical Description
Cartographic data
Scale approximately 1:120 000 000 (W 180°--E 180°/N 90°--S 90°)
Physical content
1 map : woodcut, hand-coloured ; 17 x 33 cm on mounted sheets 31.6 x 38.8 cm.
Content type
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
sheet
Publication information
Publisher
[Basel, Switzerland] : [Heinrich Petri], [between 1552 and 1560?].
Date Published
[between 1552 and 1560?].
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Double page World map, being plate 1 taken from a French edition of Sebastian Munster's Cosmographia, published post-humously under the direction of Munster's stepson, Heinrich Petri. The map is of the second manifestation of Munster's 'Typus Orbis Universalis' as recut by David Kandel in 1550, whose mark can be seen in the lower left corner of the...
Alternative Titles
Full title
La figure du Monde Universel / [Sebastian Munster] ; David Kandel.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Mitchell Library copy: Has nondescript ink annotation on verso, presumably from the 18th century. Has some repair....
Citation / References Note
Maps and atlases in the British Library T.MUN-1d.
Additional physical form availability note
Online at the State Library of NSW.
Exhibitions
Exhibited in: "Maps of the Pacific", State Library of New South Wales, August 2021 to 24 April 2022. NSL
Time Period
d1552
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
M2 100/1552/1
Record Identifier
74VKVy4BpNPd
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVy4BpNPd
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991024235519102626
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