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Wilhelm Pleydenwurff

Map of the World

Maker

Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (German, ca. 1458-1494)
Michael Wolgemut (German, 1434-1519), designer
Anton Koberger (German, ca. 1445-1513), printer

Title

Map of the World
Nuremberg Chronicle

Year

1493

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

hand coloring

Supports

Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

37.5 x 51.6 cm (14 3/4 x 20 5/16 inches) (plate)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

44.691

Type

Prints

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Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (German, ca. 1458-1494)
Michael Wolgemut (German, 1434-1519), designer
Anton Koberger (German, ca. 1445-1513), printer

Map of the World; Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493

woodcut; hand coloring

37.5 x 51.6 cm (14 3/4 x 20 5/16 inches) (plate)

Museum Works of Art Fund 44.691

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