42 Sebastian Münster – View of Frankfurt an der Oder – Woodcut from Cosmographia

This view was published in the 1558 Latin edition of Cosmographia, Sebastian Münster’s monumental geographic encyclopedia. First issued in 1544, the Cosmographia was one of the most important books of the Renaissance, blending humanist scholarship with visual representations of cities, cultures, and regions of the known world.

Sebastian Münster (1489–1552) was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and professor at the University of Basel. His Cosmographia was one of the first printed works to bring together maps, history, and ethnographic commentary in an accessible and richly illustrated format. His city views are among the most iconic and widely collected woodcuts of the 16th century.

Artist or Maker: Sebastian Münster

Dimensions: 34 × 44 cm

Medium: Woodcut on Laid Paper

Date: 1558 (from Cosmographia)

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