Bilder Sebastian Münster (1488–1552) – Map of the City and Region of Rome – Woodcut (Circa 1570)

Beskrivning

This sheet is an original text and woodcut page, titled "Der Statt Rom den Boden und Circkel sampt Thor und Port" (Map of the City and Circle of Rome, including its Gates and Ports). The central feature is a detailed woodcut map providing a topographical view of Rome, Italy, and its immediate surrounding region. The map shows the city within its walls and gates, with geographical features like rivers and regional place names extending outward. The side margins are filled with dense German letterpress text providing descriptions and context for the locations shown. This topographical and map work originates from a posthumous edition of Sebastian Münster’s renowned Cosmographia, the influential 16th-century compendium of world geography, which helped define the Renaissance understanding of European cities.

Sebastian Münster was a German cartographer, theologian, and cosmographer whose work provided a crucial geographical overview of the world in the Renaissance. His Cosmographia was one of the most successful books of the century, making complex geographical knowledge widely accessible.

Artist or Maker: Sebastian Münster

Dimensions: Approximately 35 × 44 cm

Medium: Woodcut

Date: Circa 1570

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