Thomas Kitchin
Scandinavia, 1760 c
10 x 13 ½ in
26 x 34 cm
26 x 34 cm
SCAN2569
Later reprint of Sebastian Munster's early map of Scandinavia based on a map first published in 1540. Munster himself based this map on Jacob Ziegler's map of the same region...
Later reprint of Sebastian Munster's early map of Scandinavia based on a map first published in 1540.
Munster himself based this map on Jacob Ziegler's map of the same region first published in 1532. Munster only used this map in the first two editions of his work, in 1540 and 1542 before replacing it with a new more accurate map. Kitchin here seems to be using this map as an example of the lack of knowledge of the Arctic Sea in the mid 16th century. [SCAN2569]
Munster himself based this map on Jacob Ziegler's map of the same region first published in 1532. Munster only used this map in the first two editions of his work, in 1540 and 1542 before replacing it with a new more accurate map. Kitchin here seems to be using this map as an example of the lack of knowledge of the Arctic Sea in the mid 16th century. [SCAN2569]
