British Isles Great Britain - an early woodblock engraved map by Sebastian Munster, 1544 art print poster canvas gift present_fishing "Splendid large scale Plan of

"Splendid large scale Plan of London shewing the Royal Route

The book was printed in two thousand copies as an expensive and extravagant gift and became a rarity and a collector's item

Battle of Borodino 7 September 1812 (map plate 75)

At the time his map was first published he was overlooked by the scientific community

British Isles Great Britain - an early woodblock engraved map by Sebastian Munster, 1544 art print poster canvas gift present_fishing "Splendid large scale Plan ofAn iconic early map of British Isles with ships and sea monsters, published by Sebastian Munster for his "Cosmographia" in 1544. One of the most thought after 16th century hand coloured maps, engraved and printed by a woodblock. Sebastian Munster (1488 1552) was a German scholar studying Hebrew, Greek and mathematics, who later became one of the most influential cartographers of 16th century. Before embarking on his most famous work, "Cosmographia",