Die Laender Asie nach ihrer Gelegenheit biss in Indiam, werden in dieser Tafeln verzeichnet

infoMünster, Sebastian; 1550

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This 1550 map by the German cartographer Sebastian Münster (1488–1552) was based on the work of the 2nd century geographer Ptolemy. There are many inaccuracies, especially in scale and the locations of mountain ranges, but the region is recognisable.

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Date
1550
Map Maker
Münster, Sebastian
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Features

Mountain/Volcano

Wild Animals

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Alternative Title
Laender Asie nach ihrer Gelegenheit biβ in Indiam, werden in dieser Tafeln verzeichnet
Creator
Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552
Published/Created Date
1550?]
Publication Place
[Basel :
Publisher
H. Petri,
Description
Appears in the author's Cosmographia.
German, Latin.
Hand col. Sheet measures 35 x 40 cm. Lanman Collection.
Text, ill., "xxiiij" on verso.
Title on verso: India neuw.
Extent
1 map ; 25.5 x 34.5 cm.
Extent of Digitization
Complete work digitized.
Scale
Scale not given.
Coordinates
a
Language
German
Latin
Call Number
50 1544
Container / Volume Information
BRBL_00733
Format
cartographic
Genre
Maps
Resource Type
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Subject (Geographic)
Asia--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name)
Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552. Cosmographia
Petri, Heinrich, 1508-1579
Access
Public
Rights
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement
Citation
Karrow, R.W. Mapmakers of the sixteenth century and their maps, 58/119
Orbis ID
7782046
Object ID (OID)
15831828

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