"Transsylvania XXI Nova Tabula", Munster, Sebastian

This attractive woodblock map covers the region of present-day Romania that was then the heartland of the Saxon community in southern Transylvania. The map graphically depicts the mountains, rivers and forests and locates numerous towns. A large distance scale is at bottom and the title is in the top margin. This map only appears in a few editions of Munster's Cosmographia, and is therefore uncommon. Latin text with a lovely woodcut engraving on verso.

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Condition: A

Excellent impression and color with a professionally repaired tear that enters 1" into image at bottom right. A chip in bottom blank margin along centerfold has been repaired with old paper.