Subject: Basel, Switzerland
Period: 1702 (circa)
Publication: Hecatompolis, sive Totius Orbis Terrarum…
Color: Hand Color
Size:
10.2 x 8.4 inches
25.9 x 21.3 cm
This is a rare view of Basel from Schenk's important town atlas. It shows the important bridge across the Rhine River and the University of Basel where Erasmus taught. The Latin title is at lower right, Basilea, Urbs famosa ad Rhenum fluvium Sepulcrum Erasmi Roterodami.
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Condition: A+