A beautiful woodcut from 1493 of the town of . This illustration comes from the Nuremberg Chronicle, which is an enyclodpedia of world events, mythology and christian history. This extra-ordinary work was one of the earliest books ever printed and the first to successfully integrate text and images.

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Size: 1800px × 1631px
Photo credit: © CBW / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1493, ancient, antique, antiquity, chronicle, chronicles, city, engraving, historic, illustration, map, nuremberg, plan, skyline, town, woodcut