Antique Maps by Hartmann Schedel (*1440 - 1514)

Hartmann Schedel was born 1440 in Nuremberg. He studied in Leipzig and Padua several disciplines also Physics, Medicine and Laws. Neither his social position nor his business made him famous, but his major work the so called Schedel's World Chronicle. The incunable was issued 1493 in Latin, followed by the German edition in the same year. It contains more than 1800 woodcuts out of Michael Wolgemut woodcut shop. Albrecht Dürer completed an apprenticeship with Wolgemut around 1490, so even Dürer may has worked on these woodcuts. Many of the illustrations showing cities the first time ever. In 1497 the Small Schedel was printed by Johann Schönsperger in Augsburg, a reduced version of the Nuremberg print also smaller in size. Schedel died 1514 in Nuremberg.
  • Hartmann Schedel:  [Hungaria]

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Decorative coloured incunable leaf in folio showing an imaginary landscape in Hungary by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber chronicarum or Nuremberg Chronicle in Latin edition published in...

    [Hungaria]
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    11219

    Coloured woodcut town view of Austria - Hungary. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Nicea Urbs

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Decorative coloured incunable leaf in folio showing a view of Iznik (former Nicea) in northwestern Anatolia by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber chronicarum or Nuremberg Chronicle in...

    Nicea Urbs
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    11220

    Coloured woodcut town view of Iznik, Nicea. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Venecie

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Decorative incunable double-leaf in folio showing Venice (Venezia) by Hartmann Schedel. From the Latin edition of the famous Liber chronicarum or Nuremberg Chronicle published in 1493, the year...

    Venecie
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    11221

    Coloured woodcut town view of Venezia, Venice. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Constancia

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Decorative incunable double-leaf in folio showing Constance at the Lake Constance (Bodensee) by Hartmann Schedel. From the Latin edition of the famous Liber chronicarum or Nuremberg Chronicle...

    Constancia
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    11254

    Coloured woodcut town view of Konstanz, Lake Constance, Baden-Württemberg. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Erfordia

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Decorative incunable double-leaf in folio showing Erfurt in Thuringen by Hartmann Schedel. From the Latin edition of the famous Liber chronicarum or Nuremberg Chronicle published in 1493, the...

    Erfordia
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    11255

    Coloured woodcut town view of Erfurt, Thuringen. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Madeburga

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Decorative incunable double-leaf in folio showing Magdeburg in Sachsen-Anhalt by Hartmann Schedel. From the Latin edition of the famous Liber chronicarum or Nuremberg Chronicle published in...

    Madeburga
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    11256

    Coloured woodcut town view of Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  [Germania Magna]

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    The first modern map of northern and central EuropeSecond printed map of the North, after the woodcut map published in the Ulm Ptolemy edition of 1482/86. First issue, with Latin text...

    [Germania Magna]
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    11306

    Antique woodcut map of the European continent. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  [Istanbul, Constantinople]

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Decorative incunable leaf in folio showing Istanbul (Constantinople) duringthe lightning strike on July 12, 1490 by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber chronicarum or Nuremberg Chronicle in...

    [Istanbul, Constantinople]
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    11454

    Antique woodcut town view of Constantinople, Istanbul. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Imago Mortis

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    The famouse Dance of Death or Danse Macabre is one of the most sought after leaves of the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel. This woodcut is attribute occasionally to Albrecht Dürer....

    Imago Mortis
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    11518

    Dance of the Death (Danse Macabre) by Wilhelm Pleydenwurff from Schedel's world chronicle, printed in Nuremberg in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Constantinopolis

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Decorative woodcut view of Constantinople (Istanbul) by Hartmann Schedel. From the Latin edition of the famous Liber chronicarum or Nuremberg Chronicle published in 1493, the year that Columbus...

    Constantinopolis
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    11697

    Coloured woodcut town view of Constantinople, Istanbul. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Imago Mortis

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    The famouse Dance of Death or Danse Macabre is one of the most sought after leaves of the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel. This woodcut is attribute occasionally to Albrecht Dürer....

    Imago Mortis
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    11973

    Dance of the Death (Danse Macabre) by Wilhelm Pleydenwurff from Schedel's world chronicle, printed in Nuremberg in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Lion

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Decorative woodcut view of Lyon by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number LXXXVIII.The woodblock cutters...

    Lion
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12094

    Coloured woodcut town view of Lyon. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Metis

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Decorative woodcut view of Metz by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number CX.The woodblock cutters were...

    Metis
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12095

    Coloured woodcut town view of Metz. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Pisa

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Coloured woodcut view of Pisa by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number XLV.The woodblock cutters were...

    Pisa
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12096

    Coloured woodcut town view of Pisa. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Tolosa

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Coloured woodcut view of Toulouse by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number LXXI.The woodblock cutters...

    Tolosa
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12097

    Coloured woodcut town view of Toulouse. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Eistett

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Coloured woodcut view of Eichstätt in Bavaria by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number CLXII.The...

    Eistett
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12098

    Coloured woodcut town view of Eichstätt, Bavaria. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Massilia

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Coloured woodcut view of Marseille by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number LXI.The woodblock cutters...

    Massilia
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12099

    Coloured woodcut town view of Marseille. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Hierosolima

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Coloured woodcut view of Jerusalem by Hartmann Schedel. With Solomon's Temple named Templum Salomois . From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493....

    Hierosolima
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12100

    Coloured woodcut town view of Jerusalem. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Tyberias als Tyberiadis / Corinthus

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Coloured woodcut view of Tiberias in Galilee by Hartmann Schedel. On verso a view of ancient Corinth in Greece. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed...

    Tyberias als Tyberiadis / Corinthus
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12101

    Coloured woodcut town view of Tiberias, Korinth. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  De turchis, Tracia

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Coloured woodcut view of Tracia by Hartmann Schedel. Shows the historical region in Southeast Europe, now split among Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. On verso a fantasy view of Turkey. From the famous...

    De turchis, Tracia
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12102

    Coloured woodcut town view of Thrace. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Franconia germanie superioris prouincia

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Coloured woodcut view of Franconia by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number CCLXXXV.The woodblock cutters...

    Franconia germanie superioris prouincia
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12103

    Coloured woodcut town view of Franconia, Bavaria. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Lacedemonia

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Coloured woodcut view of Sparta, Lakonia in southern Peloponnese by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number...

    Lacedemonia
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12104

    Coloured woodcut town view of Sparta, Lakonia, Peloponnese. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Anglie Provincia

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    A very early woodcut view of an English fortified city by Hartmann Schedel. Some have suggested it could represent London. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle...

    Anglie Provincia
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12105

    Coloured woodcut town view of England. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Sena

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    A very early woodcut view of Siena, Tuscany (Toscana) by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number LXXX.The...

    Sena
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12106

    Coloured woodcut town view of Siena, Tuscany. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

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