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English: Munster's Map of America
日本語: 1544年に書かれ17世紀前半まで5か国語で合計35版発行された中世のベストセラー、ドイツ人 ゼバスティアン・ミュンスターによる著作「 Cosmographia」に掲載されているアメリカ図。東アジア北東の多島海の中、歪な北アメリカのすぐ西にジパングが記されている。綴りは「Zipangri」（ジパングリ）となっている。本図は1561年の版からの着色図である。
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Author Sebastian Munster
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