Incunable prospect of Constantinople
SCHEDEL, D. Hartmann.
Constantinopolis expugnatio a turchis.
Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 1493, Latin text edition. Coloured woodcut, image 230 x 225mm, set in a page of text.
A fine example of an imaginary view proporting to show the capture of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453.
Published in the famous 'Nuremburg Chronicle', a profusely-illustrated history of the world, it is one of the earliest obtainable views of the city.
Stock ID : 23231
£750
£750
Incunable prospect of Constantinople
SCHEDEL, D. Hartmann.
Constantinopolis expugnatio a turchis.
Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 1493, Latin text edition. Coloured woodcut, image 230 x 225mm, set in a page of text.
A fine example of an imaginary view proporting to show the capture of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453.
Published in the famous 'Nuremburg Chronicle', a profusely-illustrated history of the world, it is one of the earliest obtainable views of the city.
Stock ID : 23231
£750
£750