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hand-coloured wood engraving.
verso: chapter title vignette in German: “India neüw wie es zu unsern Zeiten erfaren unnd beschriben ist zu Landt und zu Wasser / mit unzäligen Inseln Groβ und Klein / etc.”
A very important map for the Philippines and for Asia by Sebastian Münster [Muenster / Munster] (1488-1552)
from the “Cosmographia” (German edition.), published by Heinrich Petri in Basel; (1st edition 1544);
Münster created 3 firsts of great significance:
1) the first map to present Asia on its own; part of presenting each known continent separately in one publication.
2) the first map of a German cartographer to identify a Philippine Island: Puloan [Palawan]
3) the first description of the world in the German language
As a result, he probabably spread geographical knowledge throughout Europe more than anyone else.
centrefold as issued, otherwise excellent condition.
