Woodcut map from “Geographia Universalis, Vetus et Nova” by S. Munster published by H. Petri in Basle in 1552. Decorative woodcut design on verso attribuited to Hans Holbein.
Tabula Asiae X
Woodcut map from “Geographia Universalis, Vetus et Nova” by S. Munster published by H. Petri in Basle in 1552. Decorative woodcut design on verso attribuited to Hans Holbein.
- Author: MUNSTER Sebastian
- Year: 1552
- Dimension: 250 x 345 mm
- Place of publication: Basle
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