1588 Sebastian Munster Antique Map of Africa Japan Ref #: 93089

Ref #:  93089

the embassy was received by the Shunzhi Emperor

the parishioners scattered but within a short time we find them gathered in the chapel of St John the Baptist in the Savoy

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

In 1750-60 Bowen and Kitchins The Large English Atlas containing maps on a rather larger scale than hitherto was published

1588 Sebastian Munster Antique Map of Africa Japan Ref #: 93089Title : 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