Cosmographiae uniuersalis lib. VI
Subtitle: in quibus, iuxta certioris fidei scriptorum traditionem describuntur, omniu[m] habitalbilis orbis partiu[m] situs p[ro]priaeq[ue] dotes, regionum topographicae effigies, terrae ingenia, quibus sit ut tam differe[n]tes & uarias specie res, & animatas & inanimatas, ferat, animalium peregrinorum naturae & picturae, nobiliorum ciuitatum icones & descriptiones, regnorum initia, incrementa & translationes, omnium gentiu[m] mores, leges, religio, res gestae, mutationes, item regum & principium genealogiae
By: autore Sebast. Munstero.
Contributors: Petri, Heinrich, 1508-1579, printer.
Publisher: Apud Henrichum Petri; mense martio, anno salvtis 1550.
Published: 1550
Place of publication: Basileae
Language: lat
Number of pages: 1170
Subjects: Geography -- Early works to 1800.; Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Cosmographiae universalis libri VI
Notes: Alden, J.E.  European Americana, 550/27
Harrisse, H.  Americana, 300
Sabin 51379
Latin translation from the German of Cosmographia.
Signatures: [1] 2-4 [5-6] *⁶ a-e⁸ f² g⁴ h-k⁶ l⁸ m-n² o⁶ p⁸ q-r⁴ s-z⁸ A-B⁸ C⁶ D² E⁸ F⁶ G⁴ H² I⁴ K² L⁴ M² N-O⁸ P⁶ Q-R² S⁴ T-V² X⁴ Y-Z⁶ 2A-2B² 2C⁸ 2D² 2E-2G⁸ 2H⁴ 2I⁸ 2K⁶ 2L-2M⁴ 2N-2O⁸ 2P⁴ 2Q² 2R⁴ 2S² 2T-V⁶ 2X⁴ 2Y² 2Z⁸ ²2A-²2B² ²C⁸ ²2D⁴ ²2E-²2F⁸ ²2G⁴ ²2H-²2K⁸ ²2L⁴ ²2M-²2Q⁸ ²2R⁴ ²2S-²2Z⁸ 3A-3F⁸ 3G⁶ 3H⁸.
Fourteen maps printed on double leaves; signatures Y4, 2M3, and 2T4 have folded views; 4 pages between p. 474 and 475 and 4 pages between p. 480 and 481 are unpaginated.
Portrait of Sebastian Münster on verso of title page.