MUNSTER

BARBEROUSSE D’ALGIER

BARBAROS HAYREDDİN PAŞA (d. y. 1478, Midilli – ö. 5 Temmuz 1546, İstanbul),

c. 1580

19 x 30 cm.

Antique exquisite woodcut originates from the French edition of “Cosmographia” by Sebastian Münster, dating back to the 1580s. The Cosmographia is a breathtaking work of art and scholarship that continues to captivate readers today. It is a comprehensive guide to the world as it was known in the 16th century, filled with fascinating details and insights about different cultures and regions. The Cosmographia was translated into multiple languages, such as Latin, French (translated by François de Belleforest), Italian, English, and Czech, and went through 24 editions over a century, the last German edition being published in 1628, long after the death of its author. Its widespread success can be attributed to the striking woodcuts, which were created by renowned artists such as Hans Holbein the Younger, Urs Graf, Hans Rudolph Manuel Deutsch, and David Kandel. Sebastian Münster, the author of the Cosmographia, was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and Hebrew scholar who lived from 1488 to 1552.