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Schedel, pub. 1493 - View of Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey / Verso: Religious & Historic Figures - This important and historic engraving is from Hartmann Schedel Liber Chronicarum , more commonly known as the Nuremberg Chronicle (in German: Das Buch der Croniken und Geschichten . This is from the first German edition published 6 months after the first Latin edition. Both editions were limited to 2000 printings. It was published in Nuremberg in 1493 by Anton Koberger for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister. The work included numerous illustrations that were completed by Michael Wolgemut, Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, and members of their workshop. This very likely included the young Albrecht Dürer as well. The work included maps and town views, but also chronicles historic information including the invention of the printing press, development of the game of chess, navigational voyages, and important constructions. Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514) was a German writer, physician, and book collector. He is most remembered for his famous work Liber Chronicarum or Nuremberg Chronicle . He published some of the first printed views of many cities. Provenance: early manuscript notes on map and marginalia (see below); early ownership inscription on title dated 1600, (reading in part: ”Dis Buch hatt mir der Edel und Vest Ernst von und zu Asch[...] geschenckt”, signed by Johann Schüstle [?], apparently ”Pfarrer zu Landshut” [?], with the date 1493 added beneath) Paper Size: ~ 23” by 16 3/4” (Fold Out) Paper Type or Special Features: Folio Woodcut Engraving