{"product_id":"maps-spain-canary-islands-fortunate-islands-dog-islands-muenster","title":"Maps, Spain, Canary Islands, fortunate Islands, dog islands, Muenster","description":"\u003cp align=\"CENTER\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large; color: #24166e;\"\u003eNo title. Group of islands. Text in German: \"Canarien oder hunds inseln\" (DOG ISLANDS - Canis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"CENTER\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large; color: #24166e;\"\u003eCanary Islands \/ Kanarische Inseln\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"CENTER\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large; color: #24166e;\"\u003eWoodcut.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"CENTER\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large; color: #24166e;\"\u003ePublished in \"Cosmographia\" by Sebastian Muenster (1488-1552). German edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"CENTER\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large; color: #24166e;\"\u003eBasel, 1553\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"CENTER\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large; color: #24166e;\"\u003eSebastian Muenster writes about the Canary Islands: \"\"Insulae Fortunatae (The Happy Islands) are now called Canary Islands or Dog Islands - Latin: Canis = Dog), because the indigenous people possess so many dogs\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"CENTER\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large; color: #24166e;\"\u003eThe name Dog Islands did not last very long, however.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"CENTER\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large; color: #24166e;\"\u003eLight general age toning. Reverse side with a woodcut showing a man breaking a large rock of salt into pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"CENTER\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large; color: #24166e;\"\u003eIsland image: 6,8 x 13,5 cm (ca. 2.7 x 5.3\")\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"CENTER\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large; color: #24166e;\"\u003ePage size: 29,5 x 19 cm (ca. 11.6 x 7.5\")\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"CENTER\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Philographikon Antique Maps and Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67894540566895,"sku":"bfw1793050828693","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0977\/5009\/0095\/files\/maps-spain-canary-islands-fortunate-islands-dog-islands-muenster_1.jpg?v=1793050834","url":"https:\/\/loaferstepfit.shop\/products\/maps-spain-canary-islands-fortunate-islands-dog-islands-muenster","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}