Bilder Sebastian Münster (1488–1552) – Map of Rhodes, the Island and Capital Therein from the Cosmographia – Woodcut (c. 1550)

Beskrivning

This woodcut provides a bird's-eye view representation of the Island and city of Rhodes, showing the densely packed urban area encircled by protective fortifications and set against a backdrop of mountains and sea. The illustration is labeled in German and represents a schematic but recognizable rendering of the island's capital, typical of the early topographical views included in sixteenth century geographical encyclopedias. The print is accompanied by German text describing the history and location of the island in the Aegean Sea.

Sebastian Münster was a highly influential German cosmographer, geographer, and Hebraist whose primary achievement was the publication of the Cosmographia, one of the first German-language encyclopedias describing the world. The work was immensely popular, providing readers with detailed woodcut illustrations of maps, city views, customs, and natural history, profoundly shaping European understanding of geography in the mid-sixteenth century.

Artist or Maker: Sebastian Münster

Dimensions: Approximately 36 cm x 23 cm

Medium: Woodcut

Date: c. 1550

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