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b. 1488 - d. 1552

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                • MUNSTER, SEBASTIAN, GERMAN 1482-1552, AMERICA SIVE NOVI ORBIS NOVA DESCRIPTIO, C.1588, SECOND EDITIOsold
                  Sep. 27, 2023

                  MUNSTER, SEBASTIAN, GERMAN 1482-1552, AMERICA SIVE NOVI ORBIS NOVA DESCRIPTIO, C.1588, SECOND EDITIO

                  Est: £300 - £500

                  Munster, Sebastian, German 1482-1552, America Sive Novi Orbis Nova Descriptio, c.1588, second edition, woodcut, unframed, sheet size 34 x 41cm  

                  Roseberys
                • Nach SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER (1488 Nieder-Ingelheim - 1552 Basel)sold
                  Sep. 24, 2023

                  Nach SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER (1488 Nieder-Ingelheim - 1552 Basel)

                  Est: €100 - €120

                  Nach SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER (1488 Nieder-Ingelheim - 1552 Basel) Holzschnitt, "La ville insulaire de Lindauu" (1568) aus "Belles Forest", ca. 29x37,5cm (in Passepartout), gerahmt (45,5x53,5cm), stärker gebräunt, (stock-)fleckig, mittig Knickfalz

                  Auktionshaus Rotherbaum OHG
                • S. MÜNSTER (1488-1552), Representation of mine failures, Woodcutsold
                  Sep. 23, 2023

                  S. MÜNSTER (1488-1552), Representation of mine failures, Woodcut

                  Est: €45 - €75

                  Sebastian Münster (1488 Nieder-Ingelheim - 1552 Basel): Medieval depiction of mine failures at work, 16th century, Woodcut Technique: Woodcut on Paper Date: 16th century Description: Documentary depiction of ore processing in medieval Germany. The illustration is from the Latin-language edition of Münster's Cosmographia, Book III, one of the earliest descriptions of the world published in numerous languages. The Latin edition dates from around 1550 to 1570. On the reverse is a cut-out of a typographical print in Latin. Keywords: 16th century, Renaissance, Professions, Germany,

                  Fichter Kunsthandel
                • S. MÜNSTER (1488-1552), Portrayal of an archhower, Woodcutsold
                  Sep. 23, 2023

                  S. MÜNSTER (1488-1552), Portrayal of an archhower, Woodcut

                  Est: €45 - €75

                  Sebastian Münster (1488 Nieder-Ingelheim - 1552 Basel): Medieval depiction of an archwrights at work, 16th century, Woodcut Technique: Woodcut on Paper Date: 16th century Description: Documentary depiction of iron smelting and ore processing in medieval Germany. The illustration is from the German edition of Münster's Cosmographia , Book III. It is one of the earliest descriptions of the world, published in numerous languages. The first editions date from around 1544. The sheet, which is entitled Chapter 47 "Von Bergwercken unnd Metallen", is detached from the book and has typographical printing and illustrations on both sides. Keywords: 16th century, Renaissance, Professions, Germany,

                  Fichter Kunsthandel
                • Münster, Sebastian (1488 Ingelheim - Basel 1552)sold
                  Sep. 23, 2023

                  Münster, Sebastian (1488 Ingelheim - Basel 1552)

                  Est: €100 - €120

                  Karte "Schlesia nach aller gelegenheit...", so im Stock betitelt. Holzschnitt (Alters- und Gebrauchsspuren). Wohl Verlag Heinrich Petri, Basel, um 1550. 32x 36 cm. R. Beigegeben: Gerahmtes Faksimile mit Ansicht von Stockholm.

                  Dannenberg
                • Sebastian Münster "Ptolemaisch general tafel / begreifend die halbe kugel der weldt"sold
                  Sep. 21, 2023

                  Sebastian Münster "Ptolemaisch general tafel / begreifend die halbe kugel der weldt"

                  Est: €400 - €500

                  Sebastian Münster 1488 Nieder-Ingelheim - 1552 Basel "Ptolemaisch general tafel / begreifend die halbe kugel der weldt" Coloured woodcut auf handmade paper. Mounted. Minor damage, slightly browned, slightly stained. Framed (52.5 x 62 cm). Aus Sebastian Münster, "Cosmographia, Beschreibung aller Lender ...". Basel (Petri) 1564. Die Beizeichen neben dem Titel lassen auf die deutsche Ausgabe von 1564 schließen (VD 16 M 6698). provenance: from the estate of a collector couple, Munich.

                  Neumeister
                • Munster, pub. 1560 - God Creating the Universe, Genesissold
                  Sep. 09, 2023

                  Munster, pub. 1560 - God Creating the Universe, Genesis

                  Est: $400 - $800

                  This very old woodcut is from Sebastian Munster's Cosmographey: das ist Beschreibung aller Länder Herrschaffen und für nemsten Stetten des gantzen Erdbodens It was published in Basel in 1560. The work was a massive chronicle of all the geographical knowledge of the world to that point. The work included world maps as well as views of smaller cities and woodcut illustrations of historical subjects, mythology, natural history and ethnography. It was the first work to show America in its "correct" continental form and "sealed the fate of 'America' as the name of the New World." (Burden 12) It was also the first to name the Pacific Ocean Sebastian Munster (1489-1552) was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and a Hebrew scholar. He also became a Franciscan monk at an early age. Munster's Cosmographia was the first work of scientific based knowledge in the German language.

                  Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
                • SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER 1488 Nieder-Ingelheim - 1552 Basel 'TEUTSsold
                  Sep. 09, 2023

                  SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER 1488 Nieder-Ingelheim - 1552 Basel 'TEUTS

                  Est: €300 - €600

                  SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER 1488 Nieder-Ingelheim - 1552 Basel GERMANY WITH ITS WHOLE CONCEPT AND INCLUDED LANDSCAPES Colored woodcut on paper, text on verso. Visual size 32 x 36 cm (f. 54 x 59 cm). Browned, with mounting strips showing through, pinch creases. Framed in a passe-partout and behind glass (unopened). Rare, south-facing map from the 'Cosmographiae' with the cities of Bamberg and Schweinfurt in the middle, Lake Geneva in the upper right, Holland and Belgium in the lower right, Austria and parts of Hungary in the upper left, and Königsberg and Danzig in the lower left. SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER 1488 Nieder-Ingelheim - 1552 Basel 'TEUTSCHLANDT MIT SEINEM GANTZEN BEGRIFF UND EINGESCHLOSSNEN LANDTSCHAFTEN' Holzschnitt, koloriert, auf Papier, verso Text. SM 32 x 36 cm (R. 54 x 59 cm). Gebräunt, mit durchschlagenden Montierungsstreifen, Quetschfalten. Im Passepartout und hinter Glas gerahmt (ungeöffnet). Seltene, nach Süden ausgerichtete Karte aus der 'Cosmographiae' mit mittig den Städten Bamberg und Schweinfurt, dem Genfer See oben rechts, unten rechts Holland und Belgien, oben links Österreich und Teile Ungarns sowie Königsberg und Danzig unten links.

                  Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
                • Münster, Sebastiansold
                  Sep. 02, 2023

                  Münster, Sebastian

                  Est: -

                  Münster, Sebastian 1488 Nieder-Ingelheim - 1552 Basel. Von der alten Statt Augusta Raurica... Eine Buchseite aus Cosmographia. Drittes Buch. Vom Teutschen Landt. Basel. Größe ca. 32,5 x 21,5 cm. Zustand wie abgebildet, bitte selbst besichtigen. Münster, Sebastian 1488 Nieder-Ingelheim - 1552 Basel. Of the old city of Augusta Raurica... A book page from Cosmographia. Third book. Of the German Country. Basel. Size approx 32.5 x 21.5 cm. Condition as illustrated, please inspect for yourself.

                  Auktionshaus Sieglin GmbH
                • Sebastian Munster, German (1488-1552), Cosmographia Universalis, the 1555 French edition, woodcuts, 12 1/2"H x 8 1/4"Wsold
                  Aug. 31, 2023

                  Sebastian Munster, German (1488-1552), Cosmographia Universalis, the 1555 French edition, woodcuts, 12 1/2"H x 8 1/4"W

                  Est: $1,000 - $1,500

                  Sebastian Munster German, (1488-1552) Cosmographia Universalis, the 1555 French edition woodcuts This copy includes about half of the folios (301 out of about 600). It contains around 1,000 woodcuts – from representations of real or imaginary animals to landscapes, battle scenes, portraits, coats of arms, the occasional map and cityscapes etc. The original leather cover (strengthened with strips of medieval or Renaissance manuscripts, visible along the inside of the spine) accompanies this incomplete copy of the Cosmographia. Each folio is roughly 210 x 315 mm.

                  Ripley Auctions
                • (Map - Southern Italy) Von dem Konigreich Neapolis/ wie es Erstanden/ und Zugenommensold
                  Aug. 17, 2023

                  (Map - Southern Italy) Von dem Konigreich Neapolis/ wie es Erstanden/ und Zugenommen

                  Est: $110 - $140

                  Southern Italy. Sebastian Munster, Von dem Konigreich Neapolis/ wie es Erstanden/ und Zugenommen, from Cosmographia, das Ist Beschreibung der Gantzen Welt, 1628 (published). Black & White. Woodblock map of Naples with mountains and rivers prominently featured and a moiré pattern in the sea. Only a few place names mark the major cities. On a sheet of German text measuring 9.2 x 14.2".

                  Old World Auctions
                • (Map - Lucerne, Switzerland) Von der Statt Lucernsold
                  Aug. 17, 2023

                  (Map - Lucerne, Switzerland) Von der Statt Lucern

                  Est: $110 - $140

                  Lucerne, Switzerland. Sebastian Munster, Von der Statt Lucern, from Cosmographey oder Beschreibung Aller Laender, 1578 (published). Hand Color. This small woodblock map is a handsome bird's-eye view of Lucerne. Several small rowboats are seen on Lake Lucerne and the famous covered wooden footbridge, Kapellbrücke, is clearly depicted. On a sheet of German text measuring 8.0 x 13.1".

                  Old World Auctions
                • (Map - Chur, Switzerland) Die Statt Chur im Schwentzer Gebirg in der Grauwen Pundter Land Unsern vom Rhein Gelegensold
                  Aug. 17, 2023

                  (Map - Chur, Switzerland) Die Statt Chur im Schwentzer Gebirg in der Grauwen Pundter Land Unsern vom Rhein Gelegen

                  Est: $110 - $140

                  Chur, Switzerland. Sebastian Munster, Die Statt Chur im Schwentzer Gebirg in der Grauwen Pundter Land Unsern vom Rhein Gelegen, from Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder, 1569 (published). Black & White. This woodcut view depicts Chur, the oldest town in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Graubünden. Chur was established as a fortified Roman camp named Raetorum more than 5000 years ago. The ancient churches of St. Martins and St. Luzius are shown and named, along with other points of interest within the walled medieval town. An unfortunate person is shown hanging from the gibbet outside of town. On a full sheet of German text measuring 15.5 x 11.4".

                  Old World Auctions
                • (Map - Zurich, Switzerland) Zurchsold
                  Aug. 17, 2023

                  (Map - Zurich, Switzerland) Zurch

                  Est: $80 - $95

                  Zurich, Switzerland. Sebastian Munster, Zurch, from Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder, 1569 (published). Black & White. Great woodblock bird's-eye view of the walled and fortified city of Zurich. Remarkably detailed, with scores of individual buildings and houses rendered. An early image of Zurich. On a full sheet of German text measuring 7.9 x 11.4".

                  Old World Auctions
                • (Map - Mainz, Germany) Wahrafftige Contrafehtung der Statt Mentzsold
                  Aug. 17, 2023

                  (Map - Mainz, Germany) Wahrafftige Contrafehtung der Statt Mentz

                  Est: $80 - $100

                  Mainz, Germany. Sebastian Munster, Wahrafftige Contrafehtung der Statt Mentz, from Cosmographey oder Beschreibung Aller Laender, 1578 (published). Hand Color. A lovely panoramic view of the city of Mainz along the Rhine River. The impressive 10th century St. Martin's Cathedral looms high above the city, identified in a lettered key below the view along with a number of other buildings. On a sheet of German text measuring 8.0 x 13.1".

                  Old World Auctions
                • (Map - Central Germany) Franckenland in Germania...sold
                  Aug. 17, 2023

                  (Map - Central Germany) Franckenland in Germania...

                  Est: $95 - $120

                  Central Germany. Sebastian Munster, Franckenland in Germania..., from Cosmographey oder Beschreibung Aller Laender, 1578 (published). Hand Color. This woodblock map is oriented with north to the bottom of the map, and shows the region between Frankfurt, Fulda and Nuremberg. On a sheet of German text measuring 8.0 x 13.1".

                  Old World Auctions
                • (Map - Europe) Europa / das ein Drittheil des Erden / nach Gelegenheit Unsern Zeitensold
                  Aug. 17, 2023

                  (Map - Europe) Europa / das ein Drittheil des Erden / nach Gelegenheit Unsern Zeiten

                  Est: $1,100 - $1,400

                  Europe. Sebastian Munster, Europa / das ein Drittheil des Erden / nach Gelegenheit Unsern Zeiten, from Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder, 1572 (published). Hand Color. This is one of the earliest obtainable maps of the European continent. Its unusual orientation, with north at the bottom of the sheet and the Mediterranean Sea at top, also makes it one of the most interesting maps of Europe. Mountains, forests, rivers and towns fill the land and in the Atlantic Ocean there is a large sailing ship. Sebastian Munster was the first to make individual maps of each continent, and this map is from that series. The map was issued in both Munster's Geographia and Cosmographia. German text on verso with an elaborate woodblock panel that is attributed to Hans Holbein.

                  Old World Auctions
                • MÜNSTER Konvolut 3 Werke Das dritte Buch - Oberlingen/ Salmansweyer / Bodensee / Elsass / Schwaben / Schwarzwald"sold
                  Jul. 21, 2023

                  MÜNSTER Konvolut 3 Werke Das dritte Buch - Oberlingen/ Salmansweyer / Bodensee / Elsass / Schwaben / Schwarzwald"

                  Est: €50 -

                  Konvolut MÜNSTER Sebastian (1488 Nieder-Ingelheim - 1552 Basel) 3 Orig.Kupferstiche 16. Jahrhundert um 1549 "Das dritte Buch - Oberlingen/ Salmansweyer / Bodensee / Elsass / Schwaben / Schwarzwald" "Von dem Elsass und seiner großen Fruchtbarkeit / dem kein Land am Rheinstrom mag verglichen werden" alle Blattgrößen ca. 37x22 cm

                  Auktionshaus Karrenbauer
                • Munster, pub. 1592 - View of Würzburg, Germanysold
                  Jul. 15, 2023

                  Munster, pub. 1592 - View of Würzburg, Germany

                  Est: $300 - $600

                  This very old woodcut is from Sebastian Munster's Cosmographey: das ist Beschreibung aller Länder Herrschaffen und für nemsten Stetten des gantzen Erdbodens It was published in Basel in 1592. The work was a massive chronicle of all the geographical knowledge of the world to that point. The work included world maps as well as views of smaller cities and woodcut illustrations of historical subjects, mythology, natural history and ethnography. It was the first work to show America in its "correct" continental form and "sealed the fate of 'America' as the name of the New World." (Burden 12) It was also the first to name the Pacific Ocean Sebastian Munster (1489-1552) was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and a Hebrew scholar. He also became a Franciscan monk at an early age. Munster's Cosmographia was the first work of scientific based knowledge in the German language.

                  Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
                • Munster, pub. 1592 - View of Koblenz, Germanysold
                  Jul. 15, 2023

                  Munster, pub. 1592 - View of Koblenz, Germany

                  Est: $300 - $600

                  This very old woodcut is from Sebastian Munster's Cosmographey: das ist Beschreibung aller Länder Herrschaffen und für nemsten Stetten des gantzen Erdbodens It was published in Basel in 1592. The work was a massive chronicle of all the geographical knowledge of the world to that point. The work included world maps as well as views of smaller cities and woodcut illustrations of historical subjects, mythology, natural history and ethnography. It was the first work to show America in its "correct" continental form and "sealed the fate of 'America' as the name of the New World." (Burden 12) It was also the first to name the Pacific Ocean Sebastian Munster (1489-1552) was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and a Hebrew scholar. He also became a Franciscan monk at an early age. Munster's Cosmographia was the first work of scientific based knowledge in the German language.

                  Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
                • Munster, pub. 1592 - View of Ulm, Germanysold
                  Jul. 15, 2023

                  Munster, pub. 1592 - View of Ulm, Germany

                  Est: $300 - $600

                  This very old woodcut is from Sebastian Munster's Cosmographey: das ist Beschreibung aller Länder Herrschaffen und für nemsten Stetten des gantzen Erdbodens It was published in Basel in 1592. The work was a massive chronicle of all the geographical knowledge of the world to that point. The work included world maps as well as views of smaller cities and woodcut illustrations of historical subjects, mythology, natural history and ethnography. It was the first work to show America in its "correct" continental form and "sealed the fate of 'America' as the name of the New World." (Burden 12) It was also the first to name the Pacific Ocean Sebastian Munster (1489-1552) was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and a Hebrew scholar. He also became a Franciscan monk at an early age. Munster's Cosmographia was the first work of scientific based knowledge in the German language.

                  Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
                • Munster, pub. 1592 - View of Chur, Switzerlandsold
                  Jul. 15, 2023

                  Munster, pub. 1592 - View of Chur, Switzerland

                  Est: $300 - $600

                  This very old woodcut is from Sebastian Munster's Cosmographey: das ist Beschreibung aller Länder Herrschaffen und für nemsten Stetten des gantzen Erdbodens It was published in Basel in 1592. The work was a massive chronicle of all the geographical knowledge of the world to that point. The work included world maps as well as views of smaller cities and woodcut illustrations of historical subjects, mythology, natural history and ethnography. It was the first work to show America in its "correct" continental form and "sealed the fate of 'America' as the name of the New World." (Burden 12) It was also the first to name the Pacific Ocean Sebastian Munster (1489-1552) was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and a Hebrew scholar. He also became a Franciscan monk at an early age. Munster's Cosmographia was the first work of scientific based knowledge in the German language.

                  Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
                • Sebastian Munster - 16th Century Ptolemaic Map of the Worldsold
                  Jul. 15, 2023

                  Sebastian Munster - 16th Century Ptolemaic Map of the World

                  Est: $500 - $700

                  Sebastian Munster (1488-1552), Ptolemeisch General Tafel/die halbe kugel der Welt begreiffende, Basel, circa 1578, decorative border with twelve headwinds, engraving on laid paper with hand color, sheet 14-1/2 x 16-5/8 in.; gilt wood frame, 19 x 21 in. Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina

                  Brunk Auctions
                • Floranzsold
                  Jun. 26, 2023

                  Floranz

                  Est: -

                  Sebastian Münster (1489-1552) Floranz Woodcut, 31,7 x 40 cm (sheet) View of Florence taken from an edition of Cosmographia universalis. Printed on laid paper, text (description of the city) in German on the reverse. Reinforced edges, some small holes, restoration on the upper margin. Otherwise sheet in good condition.

                  Bertolami Fine Art
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