A 16th century woodcut map of Classical Rome

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MUNSTER, Sebastian.

Figura areae Romanae & portarum, quas habuit cum esset in flore

Basle, 1572, Latin text edition. Coloured woodcut set in letterpress, printed area 260 x 34mm.

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A woodcut map of ancient Rome, highlighting the Seven Hills and the gates in the city walls. The wood block was cut by Heinrich Holzmüller (who signed it with his monogram lower left) for Munster's 'Cosmographia'.

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