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:  Alexandria

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    A very early woodcut view of Alexandria in Egypt by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number LXXVII.The...

    Alexandria
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12107

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

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Damiata

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut view of Damiette (Dumyat) in Egypt by Hartmann Schedel. On verso a view of ancient Corinth in Greece. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle ,...

    Damiata
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12108

    Coloured woodcut town view of Dumyat, Damietta. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Babilomia Seu Babilon

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    A very early woodcut view of the ancient city of Babylon in today's Iraq by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf...

    Babilomia Seu Babilon
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12109

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

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Sabatz

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut view of the fortress of Sabac in Serbia at the Sava near Belgrade by Hartmann Schedel. On verso a view of ancient Corinth in Greece. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as...

    Sabatz
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12110

    Coloured woodcut town view of Sabac, Belgrade, Serbia. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Ninive

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut view of Nineveh in today's Mossul, Iraq by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number XX.The...

    Ninive
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12111

    Coloured woodcut town view of Nineveh, Mosul, Iraq. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Troya

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut view of the ancient city of Troy in today Turkey by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number XXXVI....

    Troya
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12112

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

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Mantua

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

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

    Mantua
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12113

    Coloured woodcut town view of Mantua, Lombardy. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Carthago

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut view of Carthage in Tunisia near Tunis by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number XL.The...

    Carthago
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12114

    Coloured woodcut town view of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Rhodis

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    A very early woodcut view of Rhodes in the South Aegean Sea by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number LXXX....

    Rhodis
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12115

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

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Taruisium / Aquileya

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut view of Treviso in Veneto by Hartmann Schedel. On verso the woodcut view of Aquileia near Udine. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed...

    Taruisium / Aquileya
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12116

    Coloured woodcut town view of Aquileia, Treviso, Veneto. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Papia

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut view of Pavia in the Lombardy by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number LXXIIII.The...

    Papia
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12117

    Coloured woodcut town view of Pavia, Lombardy. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Neapolis

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut view of Naples (Napoli) by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number XLII.The woodblock cutters...

    Neapolis
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12118

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

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Verona

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

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

    Verona
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12119

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

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Hebenna

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut view of Geneva (Genève) by Hartmann Schedel. On verso a view of ancient Corinth in Greece. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in...

    Hebenna
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12120

    Coloured woodcut town view of Geneve, Geneva. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Athene vel Minerva

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

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

    Athene vel Minerva
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12121

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

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Hiericho

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut of Jericho in the Jordan Valley by Hartmann Schedel. Some have suggested it could represent London. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle ,...

    Hiericho
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12122

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

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Damascus

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut view of Damascus by Hartmann Schedel. Some have suggested it could represent London. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf...

    Damascus
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12123

    Coloured woodcut town view of Damascus, Syria. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Westvalia germanie provincia / Hassia germanie pvincia

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut view of Westphalia by Hartmann Schedel. On verso a view of Hesse. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number CCLXXXIIII....

    Westvalia germanie provincia / Hassia germanie pvincia
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12124

    Coloured woodcut town view of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Memphis vel Chairum

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut view of Cairo, Egypt by Hartmann Schedel. To the left a woodcut of Abraham. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number...

    Memphis vel Chairum
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12125

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

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Bononia / Bisantium

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut view of Bologna by Hartmann Schedel. On verso a view Byzantium, Istanbul. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number...

    Bononia / Bisantium
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12126

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

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Templum Salomonie / Perusia

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut view Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem by Hartmann Schedel. Named Templum Salomois . From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. On...

    Templum Salomonie / Perusia
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12127

    Coloured woodcut town view of Jerusalem, Solomon Temple, Umbria, Perugia. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  [Adam and Eve]

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut of Adam and Eve eating from the Tree of Knowledge and driven out of the Garden of Eden by the Angel of the Lord. From Hartmann Schedel's famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the...

    [Adam and Eve]
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12128

    Woodcut of an old master drawing. Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  [Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel]

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut of Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel. Adam digs with the chopping stick, while Eve nurses Cain and Abel. From Hartmann Schedel's famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg...

    [Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel]
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12129

    Woodcut of an old master drawing. Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Ratisbona

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

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

    Ratisbona
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12138

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

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