C1575

Cefala (Solfala)

Very early woodcut view of Sefala (Sofala) in Mozambique, from François de Belleforest translation of Sebastian Munster’s, Cosmographia’. Cefala now called Sofala, was one of the oldest harbours documented in Southern Africa. It was built on the estuary formed by … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Cefala (Solfala)

Date:

C1575

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Woodcut

Image Size: 

148mm 
x 137mm
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Cefala (Solfala) - Antique Map from 1575

Genuine antique
dated:

1575

Description:

Very early woodcut view of Sefala (Sofala) in Mozambique, from François de Belleforest translation of Sebastian Munster’s, Cosmographia’.

Cefala now called Sofala, was one of the oldest harbours documented in Southern Africa. It was built on the estuary formed by the Buzi River (called Rio de Sofala in older maps). Sofala was founded about the year 700.

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COSMOGRAPHIA (SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER) The 1544 edition of Sebastian Munster (1488 – 1552), Cosmographia is the earliest German description of the world. It had numerous editions in different languages including Latin, French, Italian, English, and Czech. The last German edition was published in 1628. The Cosmographia was one of the most successful and popular books of the 16th century. It passed through 24 editions in 100 years. This success was due to the notable woodcuts (some by Hans Holbein the Younger, Urs Graf, Hans Rudolph Manuel Deutsch, and David Kandel). It was most important in reviving geography in 16th-century Europe. His first geographic works were Germania descriptio (1530) and Mappa Europae (1536). In 1540 he published a Latin edition of Ptolemy's Geographia with illustrations. The 1550 edition contains cities, portraits, and costumes. These editions, printed in Germany, are the most valued of the Cosmographias. CONTENTS 1 Content of the 1544–1598 editions 2 Editions of Cosmographia 3 Literature 4 External links CONTENT OF THE 1544–1598 EDITIONS Book I - Astronomy, Mathematics, Physical Geography, Cartography Book II - England, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Savoy, Trier, Italy Book III - Germany, Alsace, Switzerland, Austria, Carniola, Istria, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, Pomerania, Prussia, Livland Book IV - Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, Russia, Walachia, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Turkey Book V - Asia Minor, Cyprus, Armenia, Palestine, Arabia, Persia, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Scythia, Tartary, India, Ceylon, Burma, China, East Indies, Madagascar, Zanzibar, America Book VI - Mauritania, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, South Africa, East Africa EDITIONS OF COSMOGRAPHIA German (27) 1544, 1546, 1548, 1550, 1553, 1556, 1558, 1561, 1564, 1567, 1569, 1572, 1574, 1578, 1579, 1580, 1581, 1582, 1583, 1584, 1585, 1586, 1587, 1588,  1589, 1590, 1592, 1598, 1614, 1628 (too many) Latin (8) 1550, 1552, 1554, 1559, 1572 French (3) 1552, 1556, 1560, 1565, 1568, 1575 Italian (3) 1558, 1575 Czech (1) 1554

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