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A rare enlarged version of Munster’s woodcut of sea monsters

Les monstres marins, et terrestres, lesquelz on trouve en beaucoup de lieux es partes septentrionales.

Paris: Nicolas Chesneau & Michel Sonnius, 1575. Woodcut. Printed area 275 x 345mm.
Stock #:  25353

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A larger copy of the famous woodblock illustration of the monsters found in the northern seas, with abundant tusks, horns and twin-spouts. One vignette shows a galleon trying to outrun one monster by throwing their cargo overboard. From Belleforest's 'La Cosmographie universelle de tout le monde', which was a French translation of Sebastian Münster's 'Cosmography', although taking the maps and prospects from other sources, including Ortelius and Braun & Hogenberg. As there was only one edition, Belleforest's maps are considerably rarer than Münster's.

Condition:

Some faint spotting, otherwise a very fine example.

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