File:Melita map by Sebastian Munster (Basel, ca. 1550).jpg

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Sebastian Munster's map of Malta, from the Cosmographia

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English: Detailed map of Melita & Goza, from an early German edition of Munster's Cosmographia, one of the most influential cartographic works of the 16th Century. This is the second appearance of Joannes Quintinus's miniature map of Malta, first published in Lyon in 1536, which is listed by Dr. Albert Ganado as the earliest printed "miniature" map of Malta. Total page size is 14 x 8, including additional printed text. One of the earliest obtainable maps of the Island. A fine dark impression. Includes several sailing ships.

Cartographer : Sebastian Munster Date : 1550c Basel

Size : 12.5*8.2 Cms Sheet 34*21 Cms
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Sebastian Münster  (1488–1552)  wikidata:Q61073 s:it:Autore:Sebastian Münster q:en:Sebastian Münster
 
Sebastian Münster
Alternative names
Sebastian M. Münster; Sebastian Muenster
Description German cartographer and scholar
Date of birth/death 20 January 1488 Edit this at Wikidata 26 May 1552 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Ingelheim Basel
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Basel; Heidelberg Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q61073

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