Der Cosmographen (backside:,von der Schiffahrt')
Product information: Der Cosmographen (backside:,von der Schiffahrt')
Woodcut map, finely hand colored in wash by a later hand. Decorative hand colored woodcut map, published in a German text edition of the 'Cosmographia' by Sebastian Münster. One side shows a Mermaid and a Merman. On the reverse is a large depiction of a sailing ship with soldiers firing cannons.
Properties
| Category: | Mermaid and Merman |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 1578 |
| Published place: | Basel |
| Publisher: | Henricus Petri |
| Technique: | Woodcut, colored, on the full textsheet. |
| Type: | map |