Sea Horse three headed lizard Lobsters c.1552 Munster rare w/ early hand color Germany Dressee par A

Dressee par A

Die Statt Chur im Schweitzergebirg in der Grawenbunderlandt

19" H x 25" W

XVII Procinciae Belgii sive Germaniae Inferioris Priscis Temporib

Sea Horse- Hippo printed area measures c

Sea Horse three headed lizard Lobsters c.1552 Munster rare w/ early hand color Germany Dressee par ALiber V deTerris Asiae Maioris (Cosmographia Universalis Asia Hippopotamus Sea Horse Donkey) Issued circa 1552 58, Basel, Switzerland by Sebastian Munster Latin text edition [4 diff. printings during the 1550's for the Latin text edition, but most certainly 1550's]. Quite remarkable and fascinating for what is certainly among the very earliest depictions of a hippopotamus to appear in Western culture. What is even further remarkable is how it's shown