Sebastian Munster. Map of Paris, c. 1550s. Bayer they formed the basis of

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Sebastian Munster. Map of Paris, c. 1550s. Bayer they formed the basis ofSebastian Mnster (14881552)ParisFrom Cosmographia, Basel: c. 1550sWoodcut on paper[Sheet size: 12 1 2 x 15 3 4 in.] This detailed woodcut view of Paris, published in the mid 16th century in Sebastian Mnsters seminal Cosmographia, presents one of the earliest printed urban panoramas of the French capital. Mnsters Cosmographia was among the first modern encyclopedias to blend scientific geography with rich illustration, and this depiction of Paris