City Views, Italy Florence, Firenze, Muenster Sale

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City Views, Italy Florence, Firenze, Muenster

Florence, Firenze. – “Figur und gelegenheit der edlen / mechtigen und hoch veruempten statt Florentz”

Title inside image: “Die Stat Florentz”

Woodcut.

Published in “Cosmographia” by Sebastian Muenster (1488-1552)

German edition

Basel, 1553

Half bird’s eye view of the capital of Toscana, but also capital of Renaissance.

Light general age toning. Centerfold with age old paper support in upper part. A tear in lower margin, reaching to the edge of river Arno (ca. 3/4 of an inch) has old, well done repair, so that it is almost invisible from the front . Reverse side  has title again in German and description of Padua with a small woodcut depicting Padua.

22,4 x 36,2 cm (ca. 8.8 x 14.3″)