Asia. MUNSTER, S. [Basel, c. 1550] Tabula orientalis regionis, Asiae scilicet extremas complectens terras & regna.. 10 ½ x 13 ½ inches. Excellent condition. The earliest separate map specifically of Asia. Munster’s striking woodcut map significantly.....
Jerusalem. MUNSTER, S./ CLAUSER, J. [Basel, 1550] Ierusalem civitas sancta, olim metropolis regni Iudaici, hodie vero colonia Turcae. 11 x 14 ¾ inches (image and text). Woodcut with fine hand color; fine condition. Original woodcut view of Jerusalem of the mid-1550s. Unlike most early depictions of the city, this.....
Americas. MUNSTER, Sebastian. [Basle: 1540 [c. 1544-50]] Novae Insulae. 10 ½ x 13 ½ inches. Fine early color; some age toning, a few marginal stains, else excellent. The earliest collectible map of the Western Hemisphere.....
