Estate / Collection: An Upper East Side Map Collector
[BIRD'S EYE VIEW - CONSTANTINOPLE]
[SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Leaf from the Nuremberg Chronicle with a view of Constantinople]. [Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493]. Page CCLVII from the Latin edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle, with hand-colored woodcuts including a view of Constantinople and a smaller landscape view on the recto, as well as a scene of heretics being burned and a portrait of Pope Alexander VII on the verso. 16 ½ x 10 1/4 inches visible area. Framed. A few small stains, dampstaining in the upper right corner, not examined out of frame.
Sold for $115
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Estate / Collection: An Upper East Side Map Collector
[BIRD'S EYE VIEW - CONSTANTINOPLE]
[SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Leaf from the Nuremberg Chronicle with a view of Constantinople]. [Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493]. Page CCLVII from the Latin edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle, with hand-colored woodcuts including a view of Constantinople and a smaller landscape view on the recto, as well as a scene of heretics being burned and a portrait of Pope Alexander VII on the verso. 16 ½ x 10 1/4 inches visible area. Framed. A few small stains, dampstaining in the upper right corner, not examined out of frame.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, ending Sep 12, 2024
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