A 16th century woodcut view of Florence

BELLEFOREST, François de.

La Ville de Florence. Florence Tres Noble Cite.
Paris: Nicolas Chesneau & Michel Sonnius, 1575. Old colour with red ruling. Woodcut set in letterpress, printed area 270 x 360mm.

Repaired tear.

An elevated prospect of Florence, published in Belleforest's 'La Cosmographie universelle de tout le monde', which was a French translation of Sebastian Munster's 'Cosmography'.
For this view of Florence Belleforest copied one of Munster's woodcuts, although he also reproduced many of Braun and Hogenberg's engraved town plans.


Stock ID : 23252