The Cosmographia by Sebastian Münster (1488–1552) was on of the earliest German language descriptions of the world. The German edition from 1544 was followed by numerous editions in German and translations in a variety of languages.
German editions: Sebastian Münster: Cosmographia. Beschreibung aller Lender durch Sebastianum Münsterum: in welcher begriffen aller Voelker, Herrschaften, Stetten, und … → Continue reading