Title
Transsylvania Siebenbürg - Sebastian Münster - 1544
Subtitle
Die Siebenbürg / so man sunst auch Transsylvaniam nennt
Description
Woodcut with letterpress text on laid paper (Circa 1544–1568). This print is a folio page from a German edition of the monumental geographical treatise, the Cosmographia. The page features two German-language descriptions, with the subject being Transylvania (Siebenbürgen).
Date
Circa 1544–1568 ( undated )
Dimension
Approximately 33 × 41 cm
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or fox or mottled marks to be expected with age.
Author:
Sebastian Münster (1488 - 1552) was a renowned German scholar, cartographer, and cosmographer. As a professor at the University of Basel, he was one of the most influential German-speaking scholars of his time. His most famous work, the Cosmographia, was first published in 1544 and became one of the most widely circulated books of the 16th century. It provided a comprehensive description of the world through maps, city views, and descriptive text. Münster’s meticulous approach to geography and his use of detailed woodcut illustrations made his work a foundational text for cartography and a crucial source of geographical knowledge for generations.