Woodcut, mm 257x160, hand colour. This is a nice full-color example of Munster's map of Europe in the shape of a queen, famous anthropomorphic map of Europe, depicting the continent as a queen. The head represents Iberia, Denmark the left arm and Italy the right with Sicily an orb in her hand. The British Isles are shown, but not integrated into the figure. Few mapmakers chose to portray Europe in such a manner, and maps such as these from the late 16th century are scarce. This work appeared in Munster's Cosmographia, in this case a german edition. Sebastian Muenster (1488-1552) is considered one among the most important german scholars of the XVI century.