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Map Die erst general Tafel die Beschreibung und den Circkel des gantzen Erdtrichs und Meers innhaltende. Erste Landtafel begreifft in sich der ganzen Erdkugel

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Title

  • Die erst general Tafel die Beschreibung und den Circkel des gantzen Erdtrichs und Meers innhaltende.

Other Title

  • Erste Landtafel begreifft in sich der ganzen Erdkugel

Names

  • Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552, cartographer.
  • Henricpetri, Sebastian, 1547-1627, publisher.
  • Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552.

Created / Published

  • [Basel] : [Sebastian Henricpetri], [1588?]

Headings

  • -  Earth (Planet)

Genre

  • World maps
  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Oval map within illustrated border. Woodcut.
  • -  Appears in Sebastian Münster's Cosmografia.
  • -  Prime meridian: Ferro.
  • -  Includes notes.
  • -  Text and illustration on verso.
  • -  LC copy mounted in paper frame. Label on verso inscribed "101/52".
  • -  Shirley, R.W. Mapping of the world, 163
  • -  Title and text in German. Place names in Latin.

Medium

  • 1 map ; 18 x 34 cm, on sheet 36 x 42

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3200 1588 .M8

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2017585784

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Münster, Sebastian, Cartographer, Sebastian Henricpetri, and Sebastian Münster. Die erst general Tafel die Beschreibung und den Circkel des gantzen Erdtrichs und Meers innhaltende. [Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, ?, 1588] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017585784/.

APA citation style:

Münster, S., Henricpetri, S. & Münster, S. (1588) Die erst general Tafel die Beschreibung und den Circkel des gantzen Erdtrichs und Meers innhaltende. [Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017585784/.

MLA citation style:

Münster, Sebastian, Cartographer, Sebastian Henricpetri, and Sebastian Münster. Die erst general Tafel die Beschreibung und den Circkel des gantzen Erdtrichs und Meers innhaltende. [Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, ?, 1588] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017585784/>.