1560 Sebastian Munster Antique Map of Africa Spain & Portugal Francis II

Francis II

was trained as a cartographer and engraver in the workshops of mapmaking legend J

They then sailed north

south of the city center

1560 Sebastian Munster Antique Map of Africa Spain & Portugal Francis IITitle : Africa Lybia Morenlandt mit Allen Konigreichen so zu Unsern Zeiten darin Gefunden Werden Date : 1560 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Ref: 50660 Size: 15in x 11 1 2in (385mm x 290mm) Description: A great example of the first map of the whole continent of Africa published in the 1560 edition of Sebastian Munster'sCosmographia. This woodblock map is instantly recognisable, first published in 1540, by its illustrations of the 'Monoculi' (a one eyed