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Over the last 24 months the median price was $1,500 including buyer’s premium (middle half $1,188–$1,594, n=10). The auction record is $17,500 for Typus Cosmographicus Universalis (2017, Swann Auction Galleries). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Sebastian Munster value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}