antique print alexander great king poros battle hydaspes munster 1592 (1 résultats)

Antique print, untitled. An illustration to the clash between Alexander the Great and King Poros during the Battle of the Hydaspes. On the rear a statue to Bacchus, and three men holding a defensive position on top of a mountain from their pursuers. Woodcut on hand laid paper. Description: Sebastian Munster's 'Cosmographia, Beschreibung aller Lender'. These prints are from the 1592 German edition, published in Basel by Henrichum Petri (Heinrich Petri). Artists and Engravers: The author of this work is Sebastian Munster, a German cartographer, cosmographer and Christian scholar. He is best known for Cosmographia, the earliest German description of the world (in 6 parts. He was also the author of Horologiographia, Organum Uranicum and Rudimenta Mathematica. The woodcuts in this publication were made by a group of artists, among which Hans Holbein, Conrad Schnitt, David Kandel and Hans Rudolf Manuel Deutsch. Condition: Good, given age. Ghosting from text on the rear. A small tear in the lower margin. Left margin faintly stained. Creases in the top margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: TPCRC-A3-37 The overall size is ca. 7.9 x 12.8 inch. The image size is ca. 2.6 x 3.2 inch. The overall size is ca. 20 x 32.5 cm. The image size is ca. 6.5 x 8.1 cm.