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[View of Kraków] Casmirus, Cracovia, Clepardia

Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, Michael Wolgemut1493

Nicolaus Copernicus Museum in Frombork

Nicolaus Copernicus Museum in Frombork
Frombork, Poland

Two pages, printed on both sides, glued together, consisting of a fragment of Latin text at the top and an engraving with a view of Krakow at the bottom. The illustration in a rectangular frame shows an allegorical view of Kraków, Kazimierz and Kleparz separated by watercourses. Panoramic, aerial view. Urban clusters surrounded by walls are shown from the north side surrounded by a landscape. Each of them is signed. The densely built-up hill towering over the other elements is listed as CRACOVIA, above the city walls on the left side there is an inscription: CASMIRUS, and next to the buildings in the lower right corner: CLEPARDIA.

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  • Title: [View of Kraków] Casmirus, Cracovia, Clepardia
  • Creator: Michael Wohlgemuth or Wilhelm Pleydenwurff
  • Date Created: 1493
  • Location Created: Nuremberg, Germany
  • Physical Dimensions: 25.2 x 54.5 cm
  • Type: graphics
  • Medium: woodcut
  • Art Genre: map
  • Art Form: graphics
  • Support: paper
  • Depicted Topic: map, cities, landcape, river
Nicolaus Copernicus Museum in Frombork

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