Bilder Sebastian Munster (1488-1552) – Map of Baden-Baden – Germany – Woodcut (1550)

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"Obern Baden Statt und Bäder nach ihrer Gelegenheit auff das allersleissigst Contrafayhet." This woodcut provides a detailed topographical view of the city of Baden-Baden and its famous thermal baths. The composition features two angels in the clouds holding a coat of arms over the landscape, which illustrates the city nestled in the Black Forest with its various churches, administrative buildings, and the surrounding hilly terrain. This print was published in the Cosmographia in Basel by Heinrich Petri, serving as a significant historical record of the urban layout and bath culture of the sixteenth century.

Sebastian Munster was a renowned German cartographer, cosmographer, and professor of Hebrew at the University of Basel. He is best known for his masterpiece, the Cosmographia, which was the earliest German-language description of the world and underwent numerous editions and translations. Munster collaborated with a vast network of scholars and artists to gather geographical data and detailed city views, significantly advancing the field of descriptive geography. His work is celebrated for its integration of woodcut maps and illustrations with historical and cultural narratives of the known world.

Artist or Maker: Sebastian Munster.

Dimensions: Approximately 36 cm x 44 cm.

Medium: Woodcut.

Date: 1550.

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