One of the Earliest Obtainable Birdseye Views of Rome

[EUROPE - ITALY - ROME] MUENSTER, Sebastian (1488-1552)

[Birdseye View of Rome Titled:] Romanae Urbis Situs, quem hoc Christi anno 1549 habet.

Basel: Heinrich Petri, 1559. Map from the Fourth Latin Edition of Cosmographiae Universalis lib. VI. Woodcut map ca. 29 x 36cm (10 ½ x 13 ½ in) including the title printed above. Latin title and text on verso. Map with original centrefold, some mild age toning but overall a very good strong impression of this map.

One of the earliest obtainable birdseye views of Rome by Sebastian Muenster, one of the most influential cartographers of the sixteenth century. Includes a key which identifies nineteen landmarks.

Item #346

Price: $525.00 USD