Tabvla Evropae V - Sebastian Münster, 1552. (Map In Color)
This map gives you an early 16th century view of Italy and the Adriatic Sea. The Italian peninsula, Corsica and the Balkan coast sit on a warm parchment style background, with deep blue water and simple engraved lines. It has a quiet, old-world feel that works well next to books, dark wood and brass in a study or library.
To learn more about the history of these pieces and how we craft them in our family workshop, feel free to read our full guide to antique map prints.
About this map printTabvla Evropae V is a Ptolemaic map of Italy, Corsica and the surrounding Adriatic and Balkan coast by Sebastian Münster. It was printed in Basel for his edition of Claudius Ptolemy’s Geographia, where it appears as the fifth map of Europe. The sheet shows the region the way Roman geographers imagined it: provinces such as Rhaetia, Vindelicia, Noricum and Illyricum are named, and the north of the Mediterranean is drawn in a compact trapezoid shape instead of a modern coastline.
The style comes straight from the Ptolemaic tradition, with strong outlines, Latin labels and a clear frame around the sea. You can see how it belongs to the same world as your Ptolemaic World Map by Münster, but here the focus is tighter on Italy and the Adriatic instead of the whole inhabited world. Compared with later Europe maps like Ortelius’s Europae, this map feels older and more geometric, which makes the differences in shape and detail easy to spot.
If you are curious about the history behind this piece, we put together a short background on this map for you to read.
Craft & finishEvery replica we make is individually hand-processed in our family workshop. We finish the paper with a traditional beeswax seal to give it a warm, heavy texture. Our team also adds subtle gold paint details by hand to help the artwork truly shine. To complete the look, we hand-burn the edges to give each piece the feel of a true historical artifact.
While our smaller sizes are perfect for gallery walls, our 43x61 cm Large replica is a museum-scale centerpiece. Because of the size, the hand-processing and beeswax application take much longer. This extra time and care ensures that every centimeter of the historic illustration is preserved with a rich, authentic glow.
Find more prints like this in our Antique Maps collection.
Tabvla Evropae V (Sebastian Münster, 1552.) - Antique Italy Map
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At Artifex Historical Replicas, we bridge the gap between museum archives and your home. Each piece is a handcrafted historical art print recreated from authentic primary sources, including antique city views and botanical illustrations.
Hand-Processed Paper: We use specialized paper with burned edges and a beeswax finish to replicate the weight and feel of genuine old parchment.
Gilded Details: Our workshop adds subtle gold paint accents, bringing the same glow to your walls found in 16th-century illuminated manuscripts.
Custom Sizes & Worldwide Shipping: We offer bespoke sizing for custom frames and ship our historical replicas globally from our family workshop.
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