[Manuscript lecture notebook, containing 44 manuscript maps compiled from a variety of sources and a map of the Rhine from Basle to Neuss, apparently composed by Munster himself; the majority of the maps are copied from the 1486 edition of the Ulm Ptolemy, or from Martin Waldseemuller's wall-map of Europe, first published in 1511].
Manuscript on vellum, 311 leaves, 44 maps, [nd, ca. 1514/1515-]
Location: Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek;

Broadsheet, measuring 720 x 350, containing a number of woodcut diagrams, including an untitled circular map of Germany, after Erhard Etzlaub.

The 'Erklerung' was a booklet to accompany the 'Instrume[n]t Der Sonne[n] ...'; however, there is no known example of the First Edition. 

The earliest extant edition.

The volume is also interesting as evidence for Munster's developing interests. The second part contains his appeal for assistance in preparing a description of Germany, and also gives a detailed description of the techniques he used to make the survey of the environs of Heidelberg.

A map of the environs of Heidelberg, to a radius if six miles. The map was issued in the 1528 edition of the 'Erklerung ...', Jakob KOBEL, [for Sebastian MUNSTER], Oppenheim, 1528, where the surveying techniques employed are described.

The original is not known, but it was discussed by Munster in a letter to Beatus Rhenanus, in 1526.

Copperplate engraving, with the lettering, numerals and town symbols produced from punches;

This map is described in detail by Tony Campbell, 'Earliest Printed Maps' (London: British Library, 1987), 4;

This later state has had the additional note of the previous state, erased, except for the final letters 'sit', which had beeen squeezed in awkwardly by the engraver, to make them fit. ('Communi Erudit Utilitati Chuonradus Peutinger Augustan. Iure Cons. Archetypum Aen. Pecunia Sua Emptum Ioan. Burgkmair Pictori Municipi Suo Et De Se BM Imprimendo Concessit.')

The six known surviving examples of the Cusa map are this state; the only known example of the previous state was destroyed in World War II.

A booklet to accompany the printing of Cusa's map.

Woodcut, with the lettering from type inserts; the pictorial element outside the map is generally attributed to Hans HOLBEIN  the Younger.

From: Johann HUTTICH [Simon GRYNAEUS ed.] 'Novus Orbis Regionum ...', Johann HERWAGEN, Basle, 1532 (the Paris edition of 1532 contains the World map by Oronce Fine).

Munster contributed a section 'Typi Cosmographici Et Declaratio Et Usus' explaining the world map.

The book contains three small woodcut maps:

1. 'Tabule Europe.'

2. 'Beschribung Des Rynstramss Von Basel Biss Ghan Mentz.'

3. 'Heydelberger Becirck Vff 6 Meilen Beschribe[n]' 
    (re-issued from the 'Erklerung Des Newen Instruments Der Sunnen' 1525/28)

Woodcut map, 160 x 270mm, of the Hegau region, in the Black Forest.

This volume contains 20 sketchy woodcut maps.

A re-printing with the same set of maps.

A description of Switzerland; although not illustrated by a map, there was a companion map of Switzerland, published separately.

There is no known example of the first state of Tschudi's map of Switzerland, but only a later printing published by Konrad Wolfhart.

Two maps on one broadsheet, the environs of Basle and a plan of the city.

48 maps, 27 Ptolemaic, 21 modern; the text is based on Wilibald Pirckheimer's translation, from Lorenz Fries' editions; each map has, on the reverse, a brief descriptive text, surrounded by woodblock borders, which are attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger;

With the exception of the modern World map, all the modern maps are printed within a graduated frame border. 

1. [Northern Celestial Hemisphere] 'Imagines Constellationum Septentrionalium.' '1532'

2. [Southern Celestial Hemisphere] 'Imagines Constellationum Meridionalium.'

A very popular and off-reprinted volume; listed brelow are editions up to Munster's death in 1552; further editions were published up to 1628.