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Source Description
Sebastian Münster, a German cartographer, cosmographer, and Hebrew scholar, worked at the University of Basel. His Universal Cosmography, first published in 1544, was the earliest German description of the world. It was published in multiple editions, including translations into Latin, French, English, and Italian.
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34300
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Cosmographia Universalis
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Cosmographia Universalis
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Sebastian Münster, a German cartographer, cosmographer, and Hebrew scholar, worked at the University of Basel. His Universal Cosmography, first published in 1544, was the earliest German description of the world. It was published in multiple editions, including translations into Latin, French, English, and Italian.
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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1575
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printed book with woodcut illustrations
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Closed H: 12 13/16 x W: 8 3/4 x D: 3 3/8 in. (32.5 x 22.3 x 8.5 cm); Page 1229 H: 12 1/4 x W: 7 9/16 in. (31.1 x 19.2 cm); Map 13v H: 5/16 x W: 7 9/16 in. (31.2 x 19.2 cm); Map 13r H: 12 5/16 x W: 7 9/16 in. (31.2 x 19.2 cm); Open, Page 1229 H: 12 1/4 x W: 15 1/2 x D: 7 in. (31.12 x 39.37 x 17.78 cm); Open, Maps 13r-13v H: 12 1/4 x W: 14 1/2 x D: 8 in. (31.12 x 36.83 x 20.32 cm)
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