1588 Sebastian Munster Antique Map of Continental Africa Autstralia The Encyclopédie méthodique par ordre

The Encyclopédie méthodique par ordre des matières occupied a thousand workers in production

whilst waiting in Trinidad for further orders from Spain

and probably from where his descendants derived their name

Samuel Pepys and Daniel Defoe both owned copies of Marcellus Laroons The Cryes of the City of London

The building is accessed through an imposing portal sided by columns and topped by a balcony

1588 Sebastian Munster Antique Map of Continental Africa Autstralia The Encyclopédie méthodique par ordreTitle : Africae tabula nova Africa, Lybia, Morenlandt, mit allen Knigreichen so jetziger zeit darumb gefunden werden Size: 16 1 4in x 13 1 4in (415mm x 335mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1588 Ref #: 93336 Description: A great example of the original wood block engraved antique map of the whole continent of Africa published by Sebastian Munster in the 1588 edition of Cosmographia. Great map with original margins, on stable age toned paper