Profile of the City GRONINGEN. Sebastian Münster 1573. Antique Woodcut

Original antique woodcut. Hand coloured. 

View of the city Groningen (Capital of the state Groningen.) seen from west to east in the year 1573 

 “ G R O E N I N G A – M.D.LXXIII.”

Title in ribbon in the top  of the engraving. 

This view is headed Von dem Teutschen  Landt

Important buildings marked with capitals and under the engraving legenda A – V with four rows of names of the buildings.

On hole page, with German text on both sides

Headed on verso Dass Dritte Buch.

From: Cosmographia  Universalis by Sebastian  Munster. German text. 

Publishe ; 1573 – 1628 in Basel   (Henricus Petri)

Sebastian Munster Cosmographia . 30 different editions were published  in the 16th centurry

Format engraving 12,4 x 15,2 cm. (4,9 x 6 inches.)