1588 Sebastian Munster Antique Map of Africa Japan marine vortices

marine vortices

updated from Visscher's edition

This map shows most of the land owned by the Hudsons Bay Company (HBC) at the end of the 17th century

the embassy was received by the Shunzhi Emperor

Plate size: - 34 1/2in x 32 1/2in (875m x 825mm)

1588 Sebastian Munster Antique Map of Africa Japan marine vorticesTitle : Africae tabula nova Africa, Lybia, Morenlandt, mit allen Knigreichen so jetziger zeit darumb gefunden werden Ref: 35664 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Size: 16 1 2in x 13 1 2in (420mm x 340mm) Date : 1588 Description: A great example of the original wood block engraved antique map of the whole continent of Africa published by Sebastian Munster in the 1588 edition of Cosmographia. This is Munsters 2nd map of Africa, after the Abraham Ortelius