Munster's world map, 1550s. 16th-century map of the world by German cartographer Sebastian Munster (1488-1552). It is titled in Latin: Typus orbis universalis, and was published circa 1550 in Munster's 'Cosmographia'. The map is decorated with sea monsters and the border contains twelve wind-heads. This was the first map to name the Pacific Ocean (Mare Pacificum). | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, Geography and Map Division |
Bildgröße: | 4724 px × 3780 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |