David Kandel’s “View of Lüneburg” (French edition), 1550

David Kandel (1520/25–1592/96)

“View of Lüneburg”, 1550, from a set of twenty-two designs by David Kandel and cut by Monogrammist CS (fl.c.1540–1560). This impression is from the French edition of Sebastian Münster’s (1488–1552) “Cosmographia”, showing a panoramic view of Lüneburg, published in 1568/1592.

Woodcut and letterpress printed recto and verso on fine laid paper with full margins as published.

Size: (sheet) 31.3 x 41.3 cm; (recto plate showing Lüneburg) 9 x 38.8 cm.

Signed in plate with Kandel's monogram at lower left and with monogram of the plate cutter, “C^.S^.”, at lower right.

Lettered throughout with location names and letters corresponding to the letterpress printed legend above.

Letterpress title above the woodcut: “La cite Lunebourg, qu’on peut auiourdhuy plus veritablement nommer Salmebourg.” (The city of Lüneburg, which can now more truly be called Salmeburg.)

Below the plate is a letterpress genealogy of the dukes of Lüneburg.

The British Museum offers the following description of this print published in the Latin edition: “View of Lüneburg; with putti among clouds in sky holding the coats-of-arms and a tablet bearing the name of the town; on verso three woodcuts by an anonymous master; one with the arms of Lüneburg; another with a male figure in antique armour standing on a column and holding a banner with a crescent moon; and a third showing salt production; illustrations to the Latin edition of Sebastian Münster, 'Cosmographia', Basle: Heinrich Petri, 1552. 1550” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1850-1014-971).

Condition: a strong impression of the “Lüneburg” plate (recto) with flattened centrefold and with strong impressions of the plates shown verso. The sheet is in a near pristine condition for its age and size with no tears, holes, abrasions or significant stains.

I am selling this superb impression of a large and historically significant woodcut page from “Cosmographia”—a 16^th century publication famous for being the earliest description of the world—for the total cost of AU$272 (currently US$182.17/EUR166.04/GBP142.68 at the time of posting this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries.

If you are interested in purchasing this very beautiful and eye-catching woodcut spread over two pages, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

Note that I have previously listed a copy of this double page from the Latin edition, but it has been sold; see https://www.printsandprinciples.com/2016/07/sebastian-munsters-view-of-luneburg.html.

This print has been sold