Description
| Printing | Nuremberg Chronicle | Subscription---THE
ATLAS COLLECTUS Map SERIES
the Nuremberg Chronicle of 1493. Ptolemaic world map with the figures simbolizing the three sons of Noah's: Sem, Ham and Jafet. The world map was included in the Chronicle of the Nuremberg physician, Hartmann Schedel to demonstrate the world after the Deluge. The hundreds of the woodcuts used for printing the illustrations of the famous German work were cut by Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff. The young Albrecht Dürer could contributed to the book as he apprenticed the Nuremberg printers. The panel to the left side, showing the monstrous races, is an illustration of the tales, fables and antique works, first of all Pliny the elder. Note that this panel is the best identification mark of our edition, there was another panel with the map of the 1493 edition. On verso the miniature version of the world map, from the extremely rare and pirated edition of the Book of Chronicles by Schönsperger (Augsburg, 1496). SUBSCRIPTION: The map is available. For more information, a free demonstrative sample of the product and/ or the Order Form please, send a message with your name and mailing address to the Publisher. |
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where the traditional map and globe making art has been revived. |
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