1560 Sebastian Munster Antique Map of Africa Spain & Portugal Plate size: - 35 1/2in

Plate size: - 35 1/2in x 26in (900mm x 660mm)

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1560 Sebastian Munster Antique Map of Africa Spain & Portugal Plate size: - 35 1/2inTitle : Africa Lybia Morenlandt mit Allen Konigreichen so zu Unsern Zeiten darin Gefunden Werden Date : 1560 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Ref: 50660 Size: 15in x 11 1 2in (385mm x 290mm) Description: A great example of the first map of the whole continent of Africa published in the 1560 edition of Sebastian Munster'sCosmographia. This woodblock map is instantly recognisable, first published in 1540, by its illustrations of the 'Monoculi' (a one eyed