Hartmann Schedel: Destruccio Iherosolime
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Cartographer:
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Hartmann Schedel
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Title:
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Destruccio Iherosolime
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Date:
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1490
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Published:
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Nuremberg
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Width:
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22 inches / 56 cm
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Height:
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16 inches / 41 cm
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Map ref:
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MEAST3966
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Description:
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| An incunable woodcut view of the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon in 587 BC. Buildings are toppled and the Temple of Solomon is consumed by flames. Published in the Nuremburg Chronicle, one of the most important printed books of the 15th century. [MEAST3966] |