1493 – H. Schedel – Serta Etas Mundi CCXX

Titles:           “Serta Etas Mundi CCXX”

Description:

A woodcut page Serta Etas Mundi CCXX, the first image of a comet, printed on paper, most likely the Halley Comet.

Comes from the Schedel’s Nuremberg Chronicle, woodblock cutters were Michael Wolgemut and Albrecht Dürer, printed by Anton Koberger in Nuremberg, 1493.

The Nuremberg Chronicles was the first printed history of the known world with about 2000 woodcuts the most picturesque work of the early time of printing. It became one of the most popular book of the 15th. century. Latin edition.

Cartographer:      Hartmann Schedel (1440 – 1514)
Sheet size:              29,8 x 42,2 cm
Year:                        1493
Technique:            wood block

Condition:
Good condition compare to the age, strong press on watermarked paper. Few wormholes present. Narrow upper margin.

This is an original antique map published in 1493 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity