Print, book-illustration, map (BM 2006,U.379)
Summary
A map of the world, surrounded by wind faces; on verso an ornamental title-border, printed from one block, with putti playing musical instruments, including fanfares, a harp and timbals with two putti each embracing the columns at left and r; illustrations to a Latin edition of Münster's 'Cosmographia', printed by Petri in Basel after 1544. 1523-40
Woodcut and letterpress
Nothing Found.
Tags
maps
1530 s maps of the world
maps in the british museum
high resolution
world maps
age of discovery
Date
1544
Source
British Museum
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain