Mansfeld mining district. Divining & mining metals. Saxony-Anhalt. MÜNSTER 1572

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Hic per virgam divinatoriam quaeritur latens metallum & ex puteis in profundum actis educitur, qui est primus metallicorum labor - [Mansfeldensen mineras] [Mansfeld mining district. Here, through the divining rod, hidden metal is found, and it is extracted from wells dug deep by miners]. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Sebastian Münster. Provenance: "Cosmographiae Universalis Lib VI. In Quibus Iuxta Certioris Fidei Scriptores…" Authore Sebastiano Munstero. Cum Gratia & Privilegio Caes. Maiest. Basileae, ex Officina Henricpetrina. Type: Antique 16th century woodcut print.

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Size: 4263px × 6632px
Location: Saxony-Anhalt
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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