An incunable 'view' of Poland

SCHEDEL, D. Hartmann.

De Sarmatia regione Europe. De regno polonie et eius initio.
Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 1493, Latin text edition. Coloured woodcut, image 230 x 225mm, set in a page of text.

An imaginary map-view of Poland, showing cities along a river, with a Latin text history of the country.
Published in the famous 'Nuremburg Chronicle', a profusely-illustrated history of the world, it is one of the earliest obtainable illustrations of Poland.


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