Date: 1542 (circa) Basel. Dimensions: 10.75 x 13 inches (27.3 x 33 cm). Based on the work of Ptolemy, this trapezoidal. Depicts the Low Countries and France along with portions of England, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the mountainous northwest portion of Italy. It extends from the Atlantic to just east of the Rhine River and from Mare Germanicus to the Mediterranean. The Pyrenees Mountains, the Alps, and other mountain ranges are depicted in beautiful detail, as are both major and minor river systems in the region. Cities, towns, fortresses and cathedrals are represented. The ocean and seas are stippled. The map is remarkably accurate for its time. It contained 48 woodcut maps, including the usual Ptolemaics, along with a number of new maps of great import in the mapping of 16th century Europe. This publication brought him great acclaim and seriously influenced successive cartographers. Claudius Ptolemy (85-165 CE), a Roman citizen of Greek descent from Alexandria, was the most influential of Greek astronomers and geographers of his time. He propounded the geocentric theory of the solar system which was to prevail for the next 1400 years. Condition: This map is in B+ condition. Hand colored with even toning. Miniscule separations in the image visible only when help up to bright light. This item is in the category “Antiques\Maps, Atlases & Globes\Europe Maps”. The seller is “newworldcartographic” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Chile.
- Date Range: 1500-1599
- Format: Atlas Map
- Printing Technique: Woodcut
- Year: 1542
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
- Cartographer/Publisher: Sebastian Munster
- Country/Region: France
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