1556 COSMOGRAPHY by Sebastian Munster antique RARE ILLUSTRATED 16th cent. FOLIO

MUNSTER, Sebastian (1489-1552) La cosmographie universelle, contenant la situation de toutes les parties du mondeBasilea (Basel): Heinrich Petri; 1556Original brown calf , worn, skilfully restored, upper corner of the back cover destroyed; some occasional marginal tears and old repairs, upper corner of the last leaves worn, without affecting the textLacks some leaves.Lower part of the title and colophon repaired (in the title the lower part of the text provided in the manuscript)Woodcut vignette in the title, woodcut portrait of Munster, The 14 double-page woodcut maps are missing (only the left half of the double-page globe is present), Some other leaves are missing  including views of cities (of which 13 are still present here), the double-page woodcut of "land and sea monsters" is missing,  and also lacks view of Vienna (Worms and Heidelberg are present) pp. (20), 1429, 1 white, still present about 45 other maps and views in the text; and about 900 small woodcuts in the text by more than 120 artists incl. Hans Holbein the Younger, Urs Graf, Hans Rudolph Manuel Deutsch, and David Kandel, and many others. Second edition in French, illustrated with the maps and views of the German edition of the same year. -M-1913; Alden & Landis 556/33; Sabin 51398; Shirley 92. -Folio:   8 1/2 by 12 3/4 inchesAs the first and most exhaustive geography book published up to then, Munster's pictorial encyclopedia was the book that "sealed the fate of "America" as the name of the New World" by introducing Waldseemuller's choice of name in a popular and widely disseminated work.Text in French==================================Sebastian Munster (1488-1552)Sebastian Münster, a German geographer, cartographer, Hebraist, and theologian, was born in Ingelheim, near Mainz In 1505, he went to Heidelberg to enter the Franciscan order. In 1507 he went to Louvain, where he studied mathematics, geography, and astronomy. In 1509 Münster became a student of Konrad Pelikan, who taught Hebrew and Greek as well as mathematics and cosmography. In 1518 he completed his studies at the University of Tübingen. He was the favorite of the famous mathematician and astronomer Johann Stöffler.In 1524 Münster was appointed professor of Hebrew at Heidelberg University. In 1525 he published his first map as part of a broadside: The Instrument of the Suns combined a map, calendar, astrological almanac, sundial, and nocturnal on one attractive sheet, suitable for wall mounting.In 1540 he published a Latin edition of Ptolemy's Geographia with illustrations. He based this edition on the Latin translation by Willibald Pirkheimer and produced new maps to supplement the Ptolemaic maps. The twenty-seven maps of the Ptolemaic canon are supplemented by twenty-one new maps. Further editions appeared in 1541 and 1542.In 1544 he published the Cosmographia, a bulky book with 659 pages and some 520 woodcuts. Maps in this edition included three maps from the Ptolemaic canon and fourteen modern maps (from previous editions of the Geographia), as well as nine new maps. Later editions (1545, 1546, 1548) enlarged the Cosmographia. The 1550 edition contains cities, portraits, and costumes. These editions in both Latin and German constitute the full fruition of Münster's dream of a comprehensive geography.The Cosmographia was one of the most successful works of the 16th century. It passed through 24 editions in 100 years, in different languages, including Latin, French, Italian, English, and even Czech. The last German edition was published in 1628.He died at Basel of the plague in 1552.As a cartographer, Münster deserves special recognition for formulating a plan for a comprehensive and uniform map of a country. As a geographer, his greatest achievement was the Cosmographia. (Karrow).==================================================Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MUNSTER, Sebastian (1489-1552)  La cosmographie universelle, contenant la situation de toutes les parties du monde Basilea (Basel): Heinrich Petri; 1556 Original brown calf , worn, skilfully restored, upper corner of the back cover destroyed; some occasional marginal tears and old repairs, upper corner of the last leaves worn, without affecting the text Lacks some leaves. Lower part of the title and colophon repaired  (in the title the lower part of the text provided in the manuscript) Woodcut vignette in the title, woodcut portrait of Munster, The 14 double-page woodcut maps are missing (only the left half of the double-page globe is present),  Some other leaves are missing  including views of cities (of which 13 are still present here),  the double-page woodcut of "land and sea monsters" is missing,  and also lacks view of Vienna (Worms and Heidelberg are present) pp. (20), 1429, 1 white, still present about 45 other maps and views in the text; and about 900 small woodcuts in the text by more than 120 artists incl. Hans Holbein the Younger, Urs Graf, Hans Rudolph Manuel Deutsch, and David Kandel, and many others. Second edition in French, illustrated with the maps and views of the German edition of the same year. -M-1913; Alden & Landis 556/33; Sabin 51398; Shirley 92. - Folio:   8 1/2 by 12 3/4 inches As the first and most exhaustive geography book published up to then, Munster's pictorial encyclopedia was the book that "sealed the fate of "America" as the name of the New World" by introducing Waldseemuller's choice of name in a popular and widely disseminated work. Text in French ================================== Sebastian Munster (1488-1552) Sebastian Münster, a German geographer, cartographer, Hebraist, and theologian, was born in Ingelheim, near Mainz In 1505, he went to Heidelberg to enter the Franciscan order. In 1507 he went to Louvain, where he studied mathematics, geography, and astronomy. In 1509 Münster became a student of Konrad Pelikan, who taught Hebrew and Greek as well as mathematics and cosmography. In 1518 he completed his studies at the University of Tübingen. He was the favorite of the famous mathematician and astronomer Johann Stöffler. In 1524 Münster was appointed professor of Hebrew at Heidelberg University. In 1525 he published his first map as part of a broadside: The Instrument of the Suns combined a map, calendar, astrological almanac, sundial, and nocturnal on one attractive sheet, suitable for wall mounting. In 1540 he published a Latin edition of Ptolemy's Geographia with illustrations. He based this edition on the Latin translation by Willibald Pirkheimer and produced new maps to supplement the Ptolemaic maps. The twenty-seven maps of the Ptolemaic canon are supplemented by twenty-one new maps. Further editions appeared in 1541 and 1542. In 1544 he published the Cosmographia, a bulky book with 659 pages and some 520 woodcuts. Maps in this edition included three maps from the Ptolemaic canon and fourteen modern maps (from previous editions of the Geographia), as well as nine new maps. Later editions (1545, 1546, 1548) enlarged the Cosmographia. The 1550 edition contains cities, portraits, and costumes. These editions in both Latin and German constitute the full fruition of Münster's dream of a comprehensive geography. The Cosmographia was one of the most successful works of the 16th century. It passed through 24 editions in 100 years, in different languages, including Latin, French, Italian, English, and even Czech. The last German edition was published in 1628. He died at Basel of the plague in 1552. As a cartographer, Münster deserves special recognition for formulating a plan for a comprehensive and uniform map of a country. As a geographer, his greatest achievement was the Cosmographia. (Karrow). ================================================== Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

• Topic:Historical
• Binding:Leather
• Subject:Illustrated
• Language:French
• Original/Facsimile:Original
• Year Printed:1556