Geography Geek | The Weird 16th Century Maps of Sebastian Munster @GeographyGeek | Uploaded July 2024 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
Cannibals, cyclopes, giants, sea monsters, and questionable geography... The 16th-century German cartographer Sebastian Münster created some of the most memorable and influential maps of all time. His work is crucial to the history of cartography and continues to shape map-making centuries later.
Geographia Universalis - raremaps.com/gallery/detail/94373/geographia-universalis-vetus-et-nova-complectens-claudii-p-munster
Cosmographey - raremaps.com/gallery/detail/70577/cosmographey-oder-beschreibung-aller-lander-herrschaften-v-munster
Cannibals, cyclopes, giants, sea monsters, and questionable geography... The 16th-century German cartographer Sebastian Münster created some of the most memorable and influential maps of all time. His work is crucial to the history of cartography and continues to shape map-making centuries later.
Geographia Universalis - raremaps.com/gallery/detail/94373/geographia-universalis-vetus-et-nova-complectens-claudii-p-munster
Cosmographey - raremaps.com/gallery/detail/70577/cosmographey-oder-beschreibung-aller-lander-herrschaften-v-munster