Bilder Sebastian Münster (1488–1552) – Map of the Weissenburg Region (Weissenburger Gaw) – Woodcut (c. 1550)

Beskrivning

This leaf is from "Vondem Teutschen Lande" (Of the German Land), a book within the 16th-century Cosmographia. It features a large woodcut map illustrating a forested, mountainous region identified as "Weissenburger Gaw" (the Weissenburg region, or Wasgau). The map details the locations of towns such as Wissembourg ("Wissbourg"), Annweiler ("Anweiler"), and Landau ("Landaw"), along with rivers and castles, set within a dense woodland. The map is placed above a block of German Fraktur text describing the area.

Sebastian Münster was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and scholar. He is best known as the primary author and editor of the Cosmographia, one of the most influential and commercially successful books of the 16th century. First published in 1544, this work provided a comprehensive description of the known world and was renowned for its extensive use of woodcut illustrations, including numerous city views and maps.

Artist or Maker: Sebastian Münster

Dimensions: Approximately 35 cm x 23 cm

Medium: Woodcut

Date: c. 1550

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