Early woodcut map of the region around Istria and the Gulf of Trieste, extending east to Croatia. From Cosmographia Universalis, the most influential geographical work of XVIth by Sebastian Munster published in Basle in 1552 ca.
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Early woodcut map of the region around Istria and the Gulf of Trieste, extending east to Croatia. From Cosmographia Universalis, the most influential geographical work of XVIth by Sebastian Munster published in Basle in 1552 ca.
- Year: 1552
- Dimension: 158 x 143 mm
- Place of publication: Basle
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