Münster’s view of Rome offers an accurate depiction of the fortified walls and the legendary Seven Hills of the Eternal City, with lively activity along the River Tiber. Many of Rome’s most famous monuments are clearly recognisable in this important historical view. At the bottom of the map, a legend identifies some 23 landmarks.
Münster’s Cosmographia was the first description of the world written in German and is considered one of the key books of the Renaissance. Comprising six volumes, it contained 471 woodcuts and 26 maps. First published in 1544, the Cosmographia was hugely successful and influenced illustrious cartographers such as Mercator and Ortelius. By 1628 it had been published in at least 35 editions, translated into Latin, French, Italian, English and Czech.
As well as drawing on his own travels, Münster used ancient and modern sources for his work. Among them are classical authors such as Herodotus, Strabo and Livy, but also more recent scholars such as Marcantonio Sabellico, Beatus Rhenanus and Aegidius Tschudi. Münster also incorporated the accounts of contemporary travellers, which enriched his descriptions. These descriptions offered detailed overviews of the customs, habits and organisation of peoples all over the world, earning Münster a leading place in the history of geography and anthropology.
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Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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